Small aircraft has near midair collision on downwind for landing.

Attributes
ACN	243800
Time
Date	199306
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rca
State Reference	SD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rca
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	243800
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure other

Narrative:

I was right downwind. A plane made a right turnout on takeoff from airport. He filed a near miss. I never saw him. Tower or approach control should take more care. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states when he switched from approach to tower he heard second aircraft stating he just had an near midair collision. Next day reporter received a note from an FAA inspector indicating follow up action. Reporter contacted inspector and gave details. Later inspector called and stated he had listened to the tapes. Apparently both aircraft following instructions and controller 'screwed up.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS NMAC ON DOWNWIND FOR LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS R DOWNWIND. A PLANE MADE A R TURNOUT ON TKOF FROM ARPT. HE FILED A NEAR MISS. I NEVER SAW HIM. TWR OR APCH CTL SHOULD TAKE MORE CARE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES WHEN HE SWITCHED FROM APCH TO TWR HE HEARD SECOND ACFT STATING HE JUST HAD AN NMAC. NEXT DAY RPTR RECEIVED A NOTE FROM AN FAA INSPECTOR INDICATING FOLLOW UP ACTION. RPTR CONTACTED INSPECTOR AND GAVE DETAILS. LATER INSPECTOR CALLED AND STATED HE HAD LISTENED TO THE TAPES. APPARENTLY BOTH ACFT FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS AND CTLR 'SCREWED UP.'

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.