A departure air carrier encountered opposite direction landing traffic just after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	154420
Time
Date	199008
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tlh
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tlh2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	154420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 4500 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

We were cleared to runway 36 for takeoff (6000' runway). I requested runway 27 (8000' runway ) with calm winds. Taxied to runway 27 and cleared for takeoff. Just after rotation prior to gear retraction we both saw an small aircraft on a low approach to runway 9. Since we were never advised of the traffic we were somewhat surprised. Climb was shallowed and no turn was initiated until well clear. I believe the training flight was instructed to break off to the left but was either slow or delayed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DEP ACR ENCOUNTERED OPPOSITE DIRECTION LNDG TRAFFIC JUST AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO RWY 36 FOR TKOF (6000' RWY). I REQUESTED RWY 27 (8000' RWY ) WITH CALM WINDS. TAXIED TO RWY 27 AND CLRED FOR TKOF. JUST AFTER ROTATION PRIOR TO GEAR RETRACTION WE BOTH SAW AN SMA ON A LOW APCH TO RWY 9. SINCE WE WERE NEVER ADVISED OF THE TFC WE WERE SOMEWHAT SURPRISED. CLB WAS SHALLOWED AND NO TURN WAS INITIATED UNTIL WELL CLR. I BELIEVE THE TRNING FLT WAS INSTRUCTED TO BREAK OFF TO THE LEFT BUT WAS EITHER SLOW OR DELAYED.

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.