Narrative:

While being vectored for the approach, we were given missed approach instructions to fly runway heading, maintain 4000' after low approach. After being cleared for the approach, we contacted tower when instructed to do so. On approximately a 1-2 mi final, the tower controller cleared an small aircraft for takeoff on runway 33, the intersecting runway. When we declared missed approach, the tower instructed us to turn left to heading 280. Upon hearing this, I questioned the controller as to whether the turn should be to the right to two eight zero, and the controller responded in the affirmative. Shortly thereafter, we were handed off to departure control. (I should mention, that the entire time on final approach and missed approach the time was approximately afternoon pm and I was looking at the sun which made my forward vision poor. I looked for the small aircraft continuously after it had been cleared for takeoff and never did see it). On our climb out, shortly after passing runway 33 the small aircraft which had been previously cleared for takeoff on runway 33 climbed through our altitude across our flight path, which appeared to me at the time to be a distance of approximately 200-300'. At this time I turned 30 degrees to the right. This was the first time I had seen the small aircraft. I asked the controller if there had been green between us on the radar. He responded that the tower controller was providing sep. At no time had I been advised of traffic. The entire flight after departing pikeville and receiving our clearance, en route to huntington until we cancelled IFR when we returned to the vicinity of pikeville we were on an instrument clearance continuously. At no time during the flight did we cancel instruments. Upon seeing the other aircraft in front of me, I turned approximately 30 degree to the right. It is possible we might have missed the aircraft west/O changing course, but as he rose from underneath us and I saw him rise over our cowling, I turned to the right. This could have been a reflex reaction. I believe, but not certain, that the small aircraft was handed off from tower to departure prior to my being handed off to departure. In my opinion, I believe that there was lack of coordination between the controllers. I believe that assigning diverging headings rather than converging headings to departing aircraft would eliminate this situation in the future.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT IN SMA MAKING ILS APCH AND MAP AT CRW. CLEARED MAP CLIMB 4000' HANDED TO DEP CTLR CLEARED TURN 280 R TURN AND ENCOUNTERED SMA ACFT THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN OFF FROM AN INTERSECTING RWY. DEP CTLR SAID SMA WAS UNDER TWR CTL.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR THE APCH, WE WERE GIVEN MISSED APCH INSTRUCTIONS TO FLY RWY HDG, MAINTAIN 4000' AFTER LOW APCH. AFTER BEING CLRED FOR THE APCH, WE CONTACTED TWR WHEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. ON APPROX A 1-2 MI FINAL, THE TWR CTLR CLRED AN SMA FOR TKOF ON RWY 33, THE INTERSECTING RWY. WHEN WE DECLARED MISSED APCH, THE TWR INSTRUCTED US TO TURN L TO HDG 280. UPON HEARING THIS, I QUESTIONED THE CTLR AS TO WHETHER THE TURN SHOULD BE TO THE R TO TWO EIGHT ZERO, AND THE CTLR RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE WERE HANDED OFF TO DEP CTL. (I SHOULD MENTION, THAT THE ENTIRE TIME ON FINAL APCH AND MISSED APCH THE TIME WAS APPROX AFTERNOON PM AND I WAS LOOKING AT THE SUN WHICH MADE MY FORWARD VISION POOR. I LOOKED FOR THE SMA CONTINUOUSLY AFTER IT HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF AND NEVER DID SEE IT). ON OUR CLBOUT, SHORTLY AFTER PASSING RWY 33 THE SMA WHICH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 33 CLBED THROUGH OUR ALT ACROSS OUR FLT PATH, WHICH APPEARED TO ME AT THE TIME TO BE A DISTANCE OF APPROX 200-300'. AT THIS TIME I TURNED 30 DEGS TO THE R. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD SEEN THE SMA. I ASKED THE CTLR IF THERE HAD BEEN GREEN BTWN US ON THE RADAR. HE RESPONDED THAT THE TWR CTLR WAS PROVIDING SEP. AT NO TIME HAD I BEEN ADVISED OF TFC. THE ENTIRE FLT AFTER DEPARTING PIKEVILLE AND RECEIVING OUR CLRNC, ENRTE TO HUNTINGTON UNTIL WE CANCELLED IFR WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE VICINITY OF PIKEVILLE WE WERE ON AN INSTRUMENT CLRNC CONTINUOUSLY. AT NO TIME DURING THE FLT DID WE CANCEL INSTRUMENTS. UPON SEEING THE OTHER ACFT IN FRONT OF ME, I TURNED APPROX 30 DEG TO THE R. IT IS POSSIBLE WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED THE ACFT W/O CHANGING COURSE, BUT AS HE ROSE FROM UNDERNEATH US AND I SAW HIM RISE OVER OUR COWLING, I TURNED TO THE R. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A REFLEX REACTION. I BELIEVE, BUT NOT CERTAIN, THAT THE SMA WAS HANDED OFF FROM TWR TO DEP PRIOR TO MY BEING HANDED OFF TO DEP. IN MY OPINION, I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS LACK OF COORD BTWN THE CTLRS. I BELIEVE THAT ASSIGNING DIVERGING HDGS RATHER THAN CONVERGING HDGS TO DEPARTING ACFT WOULD ELIMINATE THIS SITUATION IN THE FUTURE.

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.