Reporter allegedly had traffic conflict as he took off lgb during training flight.

Attributes
ACN	162457
Time
Date	199011
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lgb tracon : cmh
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	162457
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Training for aop-asf instrument refresher. Departing lgb assigned heading after takeoff. Missed ATC call regarding traffic departing into setting sun. Took evasive action to avoid traffic entering downwind. At that point had been instructing duty time 10 hours flight time 7 hours. Fatigued by long car drive previous day, short nights sleep.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER ALLEGEDLY HAD TRAFFIC CONFLICT AS HE TOOK OFF LGB DURING TRAINING FLT.

Narrative: TRNING FOR AOP-ASF INSTRUMENT REFRESHER. DEPARTING LGB ASSIGNED HDG AFTER TKOF. MISSED ATC CALL REGARDING TFC DEPARTING INTO SETTING SUN. TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID TFC ENTERING DOWNWIND. AT THAT POINT HAD BEEN INSTRUCTING DUTY TIME 10 HRS FLT TIME 7 HRS. FATIGUED BY LONG CAR DRIVE PREVIOUS DAY, SHORT NIGHTS SLEEP.

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.