Atx pilot of a cessna 207 on short final to an uncontrolled airport, observed a cessna 172 taking evasive action in front of him, by making a right turn coming from the opposite direction. The reporter had the sun in his eyes so he had not seen the other aircraft taking off toward him.

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Attributes
ACN	340905
Time
Date	199607
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sow
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 2050 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	340905
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was making straight-in to runway 6. I called my position 3 mi out (most recent call before the conflict). The C172 was departing runway 24. I heard other traffic departing runway 21, but not the traffic on runway 24. I saw the C172 just after liftoff on runway 24 and elected to continue. The C172 made a right turn over the end of runway 6. The near miss was caused by: 1) morning sun in my eyes prevented me from seeing the traffic as it started its takeoff roll, 2) my aircraft has outdated, staticky radios making it hard to hear traffic. To fix the problem, put a tower at showlow.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX PLT OF A CESSNA 207 ON SHORT FINAL TO AN UNCTLED ARPT, OBSERVED A CESSNA 172 TAKING EVASIVE ACTION IN FRONT OF HIM, BY MAKING A R TURN COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE RPTR HAD THE SUN IN HIS EYES SO HE HAD NOT SEEN THE OTHER ACFT TAKING OFF TOWARD HIM.

Narrative: I WAS MAKING STRAIGHT-IN TO RWY 6. I CALLED MY POS 3 MI OUT (MOST RECENT CALL BEFORE THE CONFLICT). THE C172 WAS DEPARTING RWY 24. I HEARD OTHER TFC DEPARTING RWY 21, BUT NOT THE TFC ON RWY 24. I SAW THE C172 JUST AFTER LIFTOFF ON RWY 24 AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE. THE C172 MADE A R TURN OVER THE END OF RWY 6. THE NEAR MISS WAS CAUSED BY: 1) MORNING SUN IN MY EYES PREVENTED ME FROM SEEING THE TFC AS IT STARTED ITS TKOF ROLL, 2) MY ACFT HAS OUTDATED, STATICKY RADIOS MAKING IT HARD TO HEAR TFC. TO FIX THE PROB, PUT A TWR AT SHOWLOW.

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.