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Close encounter for frt small transport X departing plb and medium large transport Y in traffic pattern at pbg.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 202874 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199202 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : plb |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pbg tower : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Transport |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 421 |
| ASRS Report | 202874 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was in small transport X departing plb on runway 19. After takeoff I contacted pbg tower to request climb. Clearance on course to albany through their air traffic area. Tower advised mlt Y on crosswind for runway 17 and asked if I had the traffic in sight. I advised pbg tower I had the traffic. Pbg tower advised VFR climb out approved. At this point I began a climb from 1200 MSL to my cruising altitude of 6500 ft. At 1500 ft I noticed the mlt Y making his downwind turn directly at me, a little to my right. At this point there was about 3 mi separation between aircraft. I elected to continue my climb believing that was the safest course of action. The tower was communicating with the mlt Y on UHF so I could not hear the tanker pilot. The last traffic call the tower made to the mlt Y was, 'traffic 1 O'clock 1 1/2 mi, through 2000.' at this time I was through 2100 ft and was safely above the tanker. When he passed off my right wing I was through 2300 ft and climbing. Some factors that make this situation hazardous: conflict of opposing courses, pbg downwind and plb runway 19 straight out departure. Separate radio frequencys, pbg is UHF, plb is VHF.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLOSE ENCOUNTER FOR FRT SMT X DEPARTING PLB AND MLG Y IN TFC PATTERN AT PBG.
Narrative: I WAS IN SMT X DEPARTING PLB ON RWY 19. AFTER TKOF I CONTACTED PBG TWR TO REQUEST CLB. CLRNC ON COURSE TO ALBANY THROUGH THEIR ATA. TWR ADVISED MLT Y ON XWIND FOR RWY 17 AND ASKED IF I HAD THE TFC IN SIGHT. I ADVISED PBG TWR I HAD THE TFC. PBG TWR ADVISED VFR CLBOUT APPROVED. AT THIS POINT I BEGAN A CLB FROM 1200 MSL TO MY CRUISING ALT OF 6500 FT. AT 1500 FT I NOTICED THE MLT Y MAKING HIS DOWNWIND TURN DIRECTLY AT ME, A LITTLE TO MY R. AT THIS POINT THERE WAS ABOUT 3 MI SEPARATION BTWN ACFT. I ELECTED TO CONTINUE MY CLB BELIEVING THAT WAS THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION. THE TWR WAS COMMUNICATING WITH THE MLT Y ON UHF SO I COULD NOT HEAR THE TANKER PLT. THE LAST TFC CALL THE TWR MADE TO THE MLT Y WAS, 'TFC 1 O'CLOCK 1 1/2 MI, THROUGH 2000.' AT THIS TIME I WAS THROUGH 2100 FT AND WAS SAFELY ABOVE THE TANKER. WHEN HE PASSED OFF MY R WING I WAS THROUGH 2300 FT AND CLBING. SOME FACTORS THAT MAKE THIS SITUATION HAZARDOUS: CONFLICT OF OPPOSING COURSES, PBG DOWNWIND AND PLB RWY 19 STRAIGHT OUT DEP. SEPARATE RADIO FREQS, PBG IS UHF, PLB IS VHF.
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.