Large transport type aircraft taking off and climbing opposite direction to traffic, but under radar departure control had near midair collision with small aircraft on final for 16, not reported and apparently VFR.

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Attributes
ACN	167309
Time
Date	199101
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rno
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	167309
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 9 vertical : 350
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Due to heavy aircraft weight, we had to use runway 34L at rno. ZOA held us on the ground for over 30 mins (approximately 1 hour) to fit us into ATC flow with this opp direction takeoff. We were cleared on a nugget 1 departure. After takeoff, we proceeded directly to the 'no' radio beacon, then tracked out the 360 degree right as published. Shortly after takeoff, we had a strong electrical fire smell in the cockpit, which did divert our attention somewhat. The captain was flying and I did monitor and call the beacon passage and outbnd course to level-off altitude. As we rolled level outbnd, at about 1500' AGL, we both saw the flash of a white (primarily white) aircraft bottom fill the windshield. I estimate missing him by 200-500' vertical as we climbed. I reported to departure. They said they had no traffic. A few mins later they called back and said the only reported traffic was an small aircraft on final to runway 16. (That looks suspicious to me!)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT TYPE ACFT TAKING OFF AND CLIMBING OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO TRAFFIC, BUT UNDER RADAR DEP CTL HAD NMAC WITH SMA ON FINAL FOR 16, NOT REPORTED AND APPARENTLY VFR.

Narrative: DUE TO HEAVY ACFT WT, WE HAD TO USE RWY 34L AT RNO. ZOA HELD US ON THE GND FOR OVER 30 MINS (APPROX 1 HR) TO FIT US INTO ATC FLOW WITH THIS OPP DIRECTION TKOF. WE WERE CLRED ON A NUGGET 1 DEP. AFTER TKOF, WE PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO THE 'NO' RADIO BEACON, THEN TRACKED OUT THE 360 DEG R AS PUBLISHED. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, WE HAD A STRONG ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT, WHICH DID DIVERT OUR ATTN SOMEWHAT. THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND I DID MONITOR AND CALL THE BEACON PASSAGE AND OUTBND COURSE TO LEVEL-OFF ALT. AS WE ROLLED LEVEL OUTBND, AT ABOUT 1500' AGL, WE BOTH SAW THE FLASH OF A WHITE (PRIMARILY WHITE) ACFT BOTTOM FILL THE WINDSHIELD. I ESTIMATE MISSING HIM BY 200-500' VERT AS WE CLBED. I RPTED TO DEP. THEY SAID THEY HAD NO TFC. A FEW MINS LATER THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THE ONLY RPTED TFC WAS AN SMA ON FINAL TO RWY 16. (THAT LOOKS SUSPICIOUS TO ME!)

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.