Near midair collision -- takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	297181
Time
Date	199502
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Short Brothers Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 9100 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	297181
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Clt tower cleared for takeoff from runway 18R. We climbed to about 500 ft and saw off to the left a commuter (short) coming right at us. Immediately an evasive action was taken (stop climb and shallow bank right turn.) the commuter continued to climb and banked left. Controller while this was happening asked if we had the commuter -- then explained he forgot the commuter was there. Other controller had cleared the commuter for takeoff on runway 18L with a 270 degree heading after takeoff. The fact it was VFR, both aircraft were able to see and then take evasive action. We both (commuter jet) were situationally unaware because the tower frequencys for runway 18L/right are different. So, neither of us knew the other was cleared for takeoff. I fly in and out of clt often, the controllers do a great job. This was a rare mistake that fortunately did not end in disaster.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC -- TKOF.

Narrative: CLT TWR CLRED FOR TKOF FROM RWY 18R. WE CLBED TO ABOUT 500 FT AND SAW OFF TO THE L A COMMUTER (SHORT) COMING RIGHT AT US. IMMEDIATELY AN EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN (STOP CLB AND SHALLOW BANK R TURN.) THE COMMUTER CONTINUED TO CLB AND BANKED L. CTLR WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING ASKED IF WE HAD THE COMMUTER -- THEN EXPLAINED HE FORGOT THE COMMUTER WAS THERE. OTHER CTLR HAD CLRED THE COMMUTER FOR TKOF ON RWY 18L WITH A 270 DEG HDG AFTER TKOF. THE FACT IT WAS VFR, BOTH ACFT WERE ABLE TO SEE AND THEN TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. WE BOTH (COMMUTER JET) WERE SITUATIONALLY UNAWARE BECAUSE THE TWR FREQS FOR RWY 18L/R ARE DIFFERENT. SO, NEITHER OF US KNEW THE OTHER WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. I FLY IN AND OUT OF CLT OFTEN, THE CTLRS DO A GREAT JOB. THIS WAS A RARE MISTAKE THAT FORTUNATELY DID NOT END IN DISASTER.

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.