Air carrier on initial climb has near midair collision with small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	164679
Time
Date	199012
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hsv
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : hsv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	164679
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	164547
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Near midair collision: takeoff 36L at hsv. After rotation loud air leak from first officer's clear view window which distracted crew. At same time were switching to departure control. Aircraft weight required maximum takeoff power and had a high climb rate (3000-4000 FPM). Departure said level at 3000' for traffic. At the same time crew saw an small aircraft single engine on a collision path slightly high and left. We were already passing through approximately 2700' MSL. Had to pull power, bank left and push nose over. Estimated horizontal distance less than 500' and vertical less than 200'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ON INITIAL CLIMB HAS NMAC WITH SMA.

Narrative: NEAR MIDAIR COLLISION: TKOF 36L AT HSV. AFTER ROTATION LOUD AIR LEAK FROM F/O'S CLEAR VIEW WINDOW WHICH DISTRACTED CREW. AT SAME TIME WERE SWITCHING TO DEP CTL. ACFT WT REQUIRED MAX TKOF PWR AND HAD A HIGH CLB RATE (3000-4000 FPM). DEP SAID LEVEL AT 3000' FOR TFC. AT THE SAME TIME CREW SAW AN SMA SINGLE ENG ON A COLLISION PATH SLIGHTLY HIGH AND LEFT. WE WERE ALREADY PASSING THROUGH APPROX 2700' MSL. HAD TO PULL PWR, BANK LEFT AND PUSH NOSE OVER. ESTIMATED HORIZ DISTANCE LESS THAN 500' AND VERT LESS THAN 200'.

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.