Narrative:

On aug xx/95 at XA14 we had a very close mid-air. After takeoff at bkv (hernando county). We were 3/4 of the way down runway 20 at approximately 400-500 ft. The other aircraft seemed to be over flying from east to west at approximately 800-1000 ft when it turned toward us and dove into us. We made a diving right turn and the other aircraft passed directly abeam and less than 100 ft. I read the numbers painted in white on a red band backgnd as nxxxx a C-150 or C-152 overall color dirty white with a black band on the rudder area. On departure downwind I observed this aircraft land downwind and roll out the full length of runway 02, immediately turn around and takeoff on runway 20 in front of another landing aircraft. The active runway in use was runway 20 at this uncontrolled airport. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated he was flying an experimental low wing 2 place airplane. He reported the near midair collision to the FAA FSDO who stated it was his word against the other instructor pilot's word. A short time later this instructor pilot landed a cessna 414 gear up on the airport. The reporter expressed concern that traffic pattern discipline and the see and avoid concept is diminishing as a result of pilot dependence on common traffic radio activity. Pilots are failing to be as vigilant looking out the window when instead for example they talk into the microphone and take the runway without visually clearing the pattern. The reporter is a retired air carrier pio, FAA test pilot, and a current instructor pilot. Throughout his career this analyst has personally known him to be very active and highly respected in the GA as well as the airline community. During the callback he recounted several recent fatalities in traffic patterns of uncontrolled airports. He believes they are attributed to pilots talking into the radio but not looking out the window, intermixed with those who don't use their radio.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR EXPERIENCES NEAR MID AIR DEPARTING FROM UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: ON AUG XX/95 AT XA14 WE HAD A VERY CLOSE MID-AIR. AFTER TKOF AT BKV (HERNANDO COUNTY). WE WERE 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN RWY 20 AT APPROX 400-500 FT. THE OTHER ACFT SEEMED TO BE OVER FLYING FROM E TO W AT APPROX 800-1000 FT WHEN IT TURNED TOWARD US AND DOVE INTO US. WE MADE A DIVING R TURN AND THE OTHER ACFT PASSED DIRECTLY ABEAM AND LESS THAN 100 FT. I READ THE NUMBERS PAINTED IN WHITE ON A RED BAND BACKGND AS NXXXX A C-150 OR C-152 OVERALL COLOR DIRTY WHITE WITH A BLACK BAND ON THE RUDDER AREA. ON DEP DOWNWIND I OBSERVED THIS ACFT LAND DOWNWIND AND ROLL OUT THE FULL LENGTH OF RWY 02, IMMEDIATELY TURN AROUND AND TKOF ON RWY 20 IN FRONT OF ANOTHER LNDG ACFT. THE ACTIVE RWY IN USE WAS RWY 20 AT THIS UNCTLED ARPT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HE WAS FLYING AN EXPERIMENTAL LOW WING 2 PLACE AIRPLANE. HE RPTED THE NMAC TO THE FAA FSDO WHO STATED IT WAS HIS WORD AGAINST THE OTHER INSTRUCTOR PLT'S WORD. A SHORT TIME LATER THIS INSTRUCTOR PLT LANDED A CESSNA 414 GEAR UP ON THE ARPT. THE RPTR EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT TFC PATTERN DISCIPLINE AND THE SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT IS DIMINISHING AS A RESULT OF PLT DEPENDENCE ON COMMON TFC RADIO ACTIVITY. PLTS ARE FAILING TO BE AS VIGILANT LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW WHEN INSTEAD FOR EXAMPLE THEY TALK INTO THE MIKE AND TAKE THE RWY WITHOUT VISUALLY CLRING THE PATTERN. THE RPTR IS A RETIRED ACR PIO, FAA TEST PLT, AND A CURRENT INSTRUCTOR PLT. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER THIS ANALYST HAS PERSONALLY KNOWN HIM TO BE VERY ACTIVE AND HIGHLY RESPECTED IN THE GA AS WELL AS THE AIRLINE COMMUNITY. DURING THE CALLBACK HE RECOUNTED SEVERAL RECENT FATALITIES IN TFC PATTERNS OF UNCTLED ARPTS. HE BELIEVES THEY ARE ATTRIBUTED TO PLTS TALKING INTO THE RADIO BUT NOT LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW, INTERMIXED WITH THOSE WHO DON'T USE THEIR RADIO.

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.