Air carrier flight crew altered heading after takeoff to remain clear of another aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	312171
Time
Date	199507
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yyz
State Reference	ON
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : yyz
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	312171
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

During takeoff roll at yyz, runway 24L, we noticed a small aircraft (C150) crossing the runway from north to south. (The aircraft was at about 400 ft AGL.) it was not necessary to abort because we felt that our intended flight path would not conflict with the other. However, we did turn away from the aircraft for greater 'comfort' distance. The change in heading was not evasive because we never lost sight of the aircraft. We continued to our destination without further problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC ALTERED HDG AFTER TKOF TO REMAIN CLR OF ANOTHER ACFT.

Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL AT YYZ, RWY 24L, WE NOTICED A SMALL ACFT (C150) XING THE RWY FROM N TO S. (THE ACFT WAS AT ABOUT 400 FT AGL.) IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO ABORT BECAUSE WE FELT THAT OUR INTENDED FLT PATH WOULD NOT CONFLICT WITH THE OTHER. HOWEVER, WE DID TURN AWAY FROM THE ACFT FOR GREATER 'COMFORT' DISTANCE. THE CHANGE IN HDG WAS NOT EVASIVE BECAUSE WE NEVER LOST SIGHT OF THE ACFT. WE CONTINUED TO OUR DEST WITHOUT FURTHER PROBS.

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.