An light transport on IFR flight plan and a fgt with no known flight plan had a near midair collision shortly after the light transport took off. ATC did not have the fgt on its scope.

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Attributes
ACN	208213
Time
Date	199203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fsd
State Reference	SD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fsd tracon : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 3300
ASRS Report	208213
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After takeoff from fsd we were directed by ATC to turn to heading 270 and climb to 7000 ft. Captain was flying I (first officer) saw a little 'DOT' coming fast from the captain's side at about 10:30 position. In less than 2 seconds I saw the fgt coming from below at least 250 KTS. I took control of airplane making a sharp turn to the right. The fgt apparently saw us and made also an evasive action to his right and climbed out of sight. We were in control of departure in radar contact at 3500 MSL ft when this happened. When we queried departure they said that the only thing they had on their scope appeared to be migratory birds! Do migratory birds fly at 200-250 KTS? I don't think so. The controller asked about how close was the fgt and I replied: he was so close we could have passed the grey poupon! He said that the fgt might have his transponder off. I wonder if this is the kind of military pilot who gets hired by major airlines? Thanks to a sharp first officer, this near accident was prevented. Open your eyes when you fly out there, guys!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LTT ON IFR FLT PLAN AND A FGT WITH NO KNOWN FLT PLAN HAD A NMAC SHORTLY AFTER THE LTT TOOK OFF. ATC DID NOT HAVE THE FGT ON ITS SCOPE.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM FSD WE WERE DIRECTED BY ATC TO TURN TO HDG 270 AND CLB TO 7000 FT. CAPT WAS FLYING I (FO) SAW A LITTLE 'DOT' COMING FAST FROM THE CAPT'S SIDE AT ABOUT 10:30 POS. IN LESS THAN 2 SECONDS I SAW THE FGT COMING FROM BELOW AT LEAST 250 KTS. I TOOK CTL OF AIRPLANE MAKING A SHARP TURN TO THE R. THE FGT APPARENTLY SAW US AND MADE ALSO AN EVASIVE ACTION TO HIS R AND CLBED OUT OF SIGHT. WE WERE IN CTL OF DEP IN RADAR CONTACT AT 3500 MSL FT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WHEN WE QUERIED DEP THEY SAID THAT THE ONLY THING THEY HAD ON THEIR SCOPE APPEARED TO BE MIGRATORY BIRDS! DO MIGRATORY BIRDS FLY AT 200-250 KTS? I DON'T THINK SO. THE CTLR ASKED ABOUT HOW CLOSE WAS THE FGT AND I REPLIED: HE WAS SO CLOSE WE COULD HAVE PASSED THE GREY POUPON! HE SAID THAT THE FGT MIGHT HAVE HIS TRANSPONDER OFF. I WONDER IF THIS IS THE KIND OF MIL PLT WHO GETS HIRED BY MAJOR AIRLINES? THANKS TO A SHARP FO, THIS NEAR ACCIDENT WAS PREVENTED. OPEN YOUR EYES WHEN YOU FLY OUT THERE, GUYS!

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.