Close proximity 2 GA small aircraft climbing to the east from prc.

Attributes
ACN	157712
Time
Date	199009
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prc
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5600 msl bound upper : 5600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : prc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 420 flight time type : 330
ASRS Report	157712
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff from runway 11 at prc, small aircraft X was almost hit from behind and above by an old small aircraft Y (tail dragger). The small aircraft Y had departed after small aircraft X and failed to keep small aircraft X in visibility contact. We, in small aircraft X, were unaware of being overtaken by the small aircraft Y until it filled our windscreen. Since both aircraft were going away from the control tower, ATC personnel had a poor perspective for judging distance and sep between small aircraft X and the small aircraft Y. Due to the amount of training and general aviation flts taking place at ernest a. Love field in prescott, az, airport surveillance radar should be installed at love field prior to the almost inevitable midair collision and subsequent loss of life. Tower personnel at love field become overloaded with aircraft operations quite frequently, especially since many of the student pilots and transient pilots are unsure of their positions relative to the air traffic area. This causes congestion on tower frequencys which can prohibit other aircraft from making position reports.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX 2 GA SMA CLIMBING TO THE EAST FROM PRC.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF FROM RWY 11 AT PRC, SMA X WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND AND ABOVE BY AN OLD SMA Y (TAIL DRAGGER). THE SMA Y HAD DEPARTED AFTER SMA X AND FAILED TO KEEP SMA X IN VIS CONTACT. WE, IN SMA X, WERE UNAWARE OF BEING OVERTAKEN BY THE SMA Y UNTIL IT FILLED OUR WINDSCREEN. SINCE BOTH ACFT WERE GOING AWAY FROM THE CTL TWR, ATC PERSONNEL HAD A POOR PERSPECTIVE FOR JUDGING DISTANCE AND SEP BTWN SMA X AND THE SMA Y. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TRNING AND GENERAL AVIATION FLTS TAKING PLACE AT ERNEST A. LOVE FIELD IN PRESCOTT, AZ, ARPT SURVEILLANCE RADAR SHOULD BE INSTALLED AT LOVE FIELD PRIOR TO THE ALMOST INEVITABLE MIDAIR COLLISION AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF LIFE. TWR PERSONNEL AT LOVE FIELD BECOME OVERLOADED WITH ACFT OPS QUITE FREQUENTLY, ESPECIALLY SINCE MANY OF THE STUDENT PLTS AND TRANSIENT PLTS ARE UNSURE OF THEIR POSITIONS RELATIVE TO THE ATA. THIS CAUSES CONGESTION ON TWR FREQS WHICH CAN PROHIBIT OTHER ACFT FROM MAKING POS RPTS.

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.