Small aircraft has near midair collision with training aircraft in pattern.

Attributes
ACN	248960
Time
Date	199308
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : flg
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7800 msl bound upper : 7800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : flg
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	248960
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Airplane ahead on right closed traffic, turned downwind. I took off with tower clearance. I had announced a west departure on calling for taxi clearance. Did not reiterate to tower. (Ground and tower position same individual working 2 frequencys.) tower did not say touch-and-go traffic ahead was to make right pattern. Other aircraft on training flight. Instructor stated a '50 ft' miss. Not that close, but close enough to be startling. I saw other aircraft in time to determine we were not on collision course, and I took no evasive action. Typical procedures by tower would have helped: 1) clear or deny my right turnout, 2) state that traffic in closed pattern to right, 3) better clearing on part of me and other pilot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS NMAC WITH TRAINING ACFT IN PATTERN.

Narrative: AIRPLANE AHEAD ON R CLOSED TFC, TURNED DOWNWIND. I TOOK OFF WITH TWR CLRNC. I HAD ANNOUNCED A W DEP ON CALLING FOR TAXI CLRNC. DID NOT REITERATE TO TWR. (GND AND TWR POS SAME INDIVIDUAL WORKING 2 FREQS.) TWR DID NOT SAY TOUCH-AND-GO TFC AHEAD WAS TO MAKE R PATTERN. OTHER ACFT ON TRAINING FLT. INSTRUCTOR STATED A '50 FT' MISS. NOT THAT CLOSE, BUT CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STARTLING. I SAW OTHER ACFT IN TIME TO DETERMINE WE WERE NOT ON COLLISION COURSE, AND I TOOK NO EVASIVE ACTION. TYPICAL PROCS BY TWR WOULD HAVE HELPED: 1) CLR OR DENY MY R TURNOUT, 2) STATE THAT TFC IN CLOSED PATTERN TO R, 3) BETTER CLRING ON PART OF ME AND OTHER PLT.

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.