Narrative:

Air carrier X takeoff clearance: 'runway heading to 2000 ft, small aircraft Y 5 mi north at 2100 ft on a photo mission.' during climb out of 500 ft, we noticed traffic at 3 mi at an altitude of 2000 ft coming straight at us. After switching over to norfolk departure who advised us of small aircraft Y traffic 12 O'clock indicating 2000 ft, I advised norfolk that we were turning to the right to avoid traffic with an RA. The first officer flying turned the aircraft immediately to a 35 degree bank turn to the right and increased the climb to the slowest speed we were able. (The aircraft was still at takeoff power with the flaps retracted and gear up, bleeds were on.) during the turn I saw the traffic in our 10 O'clock position turning with us and climbing. I intensified the turn to a 45 degree bank and an increase in pitch followed by a little more power. The TCASII strengthened its demand: 'increase climb.' the conflict cleared rolling out on a 120 degree heading at 3000 ft. I advised norfolk departure of the 'near miss.' she advised us that the traffic has a VFR squawk. I switched over to phf tower on the other radio and asked if he was talking to the traffic, which upon tower confirmed that he was talking to him. I then advised the tower that we had a near miss. During cruise I advised company flight control of the incident and asked if they could call the tower and asked what happened. I talked to tower supervisor who insured me that he was the new shift and not aware of any incident that morning. I gave him all the information and advised that without the TCASII we would have had a midair collision. Upon his request I advised him that I would have to file a NASA, company incident and TCASII report. I feel that without the TCASII we definitely would have had a midair collision inside the air traffic area of the newport news airport. The simplest solution would have been to advise us to turn left crosswind altitude permitted and advise norfolk prior to reaching 2000 ft for traffic. Then nothing would have happened.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X TCASII RA IN PHF ATA EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN HAD NMAC WITH SMA Y. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.

Narrative: ACR X TKOF CLRNC: 'RWY HDG TO 2000 FT, SMA Y 5 MI N AT 2100 FT ON A PHOTO MISSION.' DURING CLBOUT OF 500 FT, WE NOTICED TFC AT 3 MI AT AN ALT OF 2000 FT COMING STRAIGHT AT US. AFTER SWITCHING OVER TO NORFOLK DEP WHO ADVISED US OF SMA Y TFC 12 O'CLOCK INDICATING 2000 FT, I ADVISED NORFOLK THAT WE WERE TURNING TO THE R TO AVOID TFC WITH AN RA. THE FO FLYING TURNED THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY TO A 35 DEG BANK TURN TO THE R AND INCREASED THE CLB TO THE SLOWEST SPD WE WERE ABLE. (THE ACFT WAS STILL AT TKOF PWR WITH THE FLAPS RETRACTED AND GEAR UP, BLEEDS WERE ON.) DURING THE TURN I SAW THE TFC IN OUR 10 O'CLOCK POS TURNING WITH US AND CLBING. I INTENSIFIED THE TURN TO A 45 DEG BANK AND AN INCREASE IN PITCH FOLLOWED BY A LITTLE MORE PWR. THE TCASII STRENGTHENED ITS DEMAND: 'INCREASE CLB.' THE CONFLICT CLRED ROLLING OUT ON A 120 DEG HDG AT 3000 FT. I ADVISED NORFOLK DEP OF THE 'NEAR MISS.' SHE ADVISED US THAT THE TFC HAS A VFR SQUAWK. I SWITCHED OVER TO PHF TWR ON THE OTHER RADIO AND ASKED IF HE WAS TALKING TO THE TFC, WHICH UPON TWR CONFIRMED THAT HE WAS TALKING TO HIM. I THEN ADVISED THE TWR THAT WE HAD A NEAR MISS. DURING CRUISE I ADVISED COMPANY FLT CTL OF THE INCIDENT AND ASKED IF THEY COULD CALL THE TWR AND ASKED WHAT HAPPENED. I TALKED TO TWR SUPVR WHO INSURED ME THAT HE WAS THE NEW SHIFT AND NOT AWARE OF ANY INCIDENT THAT MORNING. I GAVE HIM ALL THE INFO AND ADVISED THAT WITHOUT THE TCASII WE WOULD HAVE HAD A MIDAIR COLLISION. UPON HIS REQUEST I ADVISED HIM THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FILE A NASA, COMPANY INCIDENT AND TCASII RPT. I FEEL THAT WITHOUT THE TCASII WE DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE HAD A MIDAIR COLLISION INSIDE THE ATA OF THE NEWPORT NEWS ARPT. THE SIMPLEST SOLUTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TO ADVISE US TO TURN L XWIND ALT PERMITTED AND ADVISE NORFOLK PRIOR TO REACHING 2000 FT FOR TFC. THEN NOTHING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

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.