Close proximity GA-small aircraft mlt in traffic pattern at non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	138827
Time
Date	199003
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : psg
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 700 agl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5020
ASRS Report	138827
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On a right crosswind departure my copilot and I had our attention diverted by what looked like a boat on fire in the harbor. After looking at the boat on the right side of the aircraft for 10-15 seconds I glanced ahead for a few seconds and then back into the aircraft for an instrument scan and after takeoff clean up. When I looked back out we were passing approximately 200' or less right and just below the other aircraft. The problem was inattn on our part and the other aircraft made no calls at all on the CTAF frequency (122.5) which is also the frequency for the FSS rco at this airport. The small aircraft was going the same direction that we were. I don't know if he was just passing through or had departed off of the water some place close.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX GA-SMA MLT IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AT NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: ON A RIGHT XWIND DEP MY COPLT AND I HAD OUR ATTN DIVERTED BY WHAT LOOKED LIKE A BOAT ON FIRE IN THE HARBOR. AFTER LOOKING AT THE BOAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ACFT FOR 10-15 SECONDS I GLANCED AHEAD FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN BACK INTO THE ACFT FOR AN INSTRUMENT SCAN AND AFTER TKOF CLEAN UP. WHEN I LOOKED BACK OUT WE WERE PASSING APPROX 200' OR LESS RIGHT AND JUST BELOW THE OTHER ACFT. THE PROBLEM WAS INATTN ON OUR PART AND THE OTHER ACFT MADE NO CALLS AT ALL ON THE CTAF FREQ (122.5) WHICH IS ALSO THE FREQ FOR THE FSS RCO AT THIS ARPT. THE SMA WAS GOING THE SAME DIRECTION THAT WE WERE. I DON'T KNOW IF HE WAS JUST PASSING THROUGH OR HAD DEPARTED OFF OF THE WATER SOME PLACE CLOSE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.