Evasive action and TCASII RA as large transport departs toward oncoming traffic at non tower airport to comply with void time.

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Attributes
ACN	265324
Time
Date	199403
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gri
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1200 agl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	265324
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Control tower was closed for the night. Crew had been up for 18 hours due to WX delays early in the day. We received a void clearance time of 2 mins and was advised by center of inbound traffic for runway 17. We were taking off on runway 35. Traffic was given at 5 mi from airport at the beginning of our takeoff roll. We had the lights of the aircraft in sight as we began takeoff. Our weight was very light (120000 pounds) and I believed our high performance was going to allow safe clearance. As we climbed out, it became apparent that clearance would be less than ideal. A 40 degree bank was needed to give separation. TCASII resolution was received and complied with. Contributing factors: crew was tired and I had a severe case of get homeitis. 2 min void time also helped push the decision to go instead of prudently wait for other aircraft to land and clear runway. Fact that no passenger were on board probably threw some caution to the wind. Will definitely not be in a hurry in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EVASIVE ACTION AND TCASII RA AS LGT DEPARTS TOWARD ONCOMING TFC AT NON TWR ARPT TO COMPLY WITH VOID TIME.

Narrative: CTL TWR WAS CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT. CREW HAD BEEN UP FOR 18 HRS DUE TO WX DELAYS EARLY IN THE DAY. WE RECEIVED A VOID CLRNC TIME OF 2 MINS AND WAS ADVISED BY CTR OF INBOUND TFC FOR RWY 17. WE WERE TAKING OFF ON RWY 35. TFC WAS GIVEN AT 5 MI FROM ARPT AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR TKOF ROLL. WE HAD THE LIGHTS OF THE ACFT IN SIGHT AS WE BEGAN TKOF. OUR WT WAS VERY LIGHT (120000 LBS) AND I BELIEVED OUR HIGH PERFORMANCE WAS GOING TO ALLOW SAFE CLRNC. AS WE CLBED OUT, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT CLRNC WOULD BE LESS THAN IDEAL. A 40 DEG BANK WAS NEEDED TO GIVE SEPARATION. TCASII RESOLUTION WAS RECEIVED AND COMPLIED WITH. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: CREW WAS TIRED AND I HAD A SEVERE CASE OF GET HOMEITIS. 2 MIN VOID TIME ALSO HELPED PUSH THE DECISION TO GO INSTEAD OF PRUDENTLY WAIT FOR OTHER ACFT TO LAND AND CLR RWY. FACT THAT NO PAX WERE ON BOARD PROBABLY THREW SOME CAUTION TO THE WIND. WILL DEFINITELY NOT BE IN A HURRY IN THE FUTURE.

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.