Small aircraft has near midair collision on initial climb out at tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	290619
Time
Date	199412
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdw
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cdw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 750 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	290619
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I had taken off from runway 27 at cdw. There were several aircraft in the right 1200 ft pattern for runway 22. Climbing through 1500 ft after receiving takeoff clearance, an aircraft said he was avoiding traffic. An aircraft banked sharply in front of me and crossed left to right. The situation could have been prevented if cdw ATCT had made sure there was adequate separation between aircraft in the runway 22 pattern and aircraft taking off and climbing out off runway 27. It also would have been avoided if the traffic pattern altitude of 1200 ft was adhered to.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS NMAC ON INITIAL CLBOUT AT TWR ARPT.

Narrative: I HAD TAKEN OFF FROM RWY 27 AT CDW. THERE WERE SEVERAL ACFT IN THE R 1200 FT PATTERN FOR RWY 22. CLBING THROUGH 1500 FT AFTER RECEIVING TKOF CLRNC, AN ACFT SAID HE WAS AVOIDING TFC. AN ACFT BANKED SHARPLY IN FRONT OF ME AND CROSSED L TO R. THE SIT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF CDW ATCT HAD MADE SURE THERE WAS ADEQUATE SEPARATION BTWN ACFT IN THE RWY 22 PATTERN AND ACFT TAKING OFF AND CLBING OUT OFF RWY 27. IT ALSO WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE TFC PATTERN ALT OF 1200 FT WAS ADHERED TO.

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.