Narrative:

I was cleared to takeoff runway 12 by hts tower. After takeoff, was told to turn to heading 360 degrees (previously cleared to 4000 ft). Traffic was 3 mi to east. As I was in the climbing turn, tower told me to stop at 2000 ft, and at the same time my first officer pointed traffic at our 2 O'clock position. The inbound aircraft and myself had to take evasive action to avoid hitting each other. The worst thing was tower turned me into traffic that without the turn we would have missed by a long shot.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN AN SMT ACR ACFT AND AN SMA SEL ACFT WITHIN THE ATA.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO TKOF RWY 12 BY HTS TWR. AFTER TKOF, WAS TOLD TO TURN TO HDG 360 DEGS (PREVIOUSLY CLRED TO 4000 FT). TFC WAS 3 MI TO E. AS I WAS IN THE CLBING TURN, TWR TOLD ME TO STOP AT 2000 FT, AND AT THE SAME TIME MY FO POINTED TFC AT OUR 2 O'CLOCK POS. THE INBOUND ACFT AND MYSELF HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID HITTING EACH OTHER. THE WORST THING WAS TWR TURNED ME INTO TFC THAT WITHOUT THE TURN WE WOULD HAVE MISSED BY A LONG SHOT.

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.