Narrative:

While on base leg to land at bec runway 18, I observed a high performance piston or turboprop aircraft depart runway 18 at 3KM airport. This airplane turned east after departure and passed about 400-500 ft above and about 200 ft north of my position. Both aircraft were displaying rotating beacons, strobe lights, and position lights. Additionally my aircraft had a landing light on. I took no evasive action because the approaching aircraft was climbing rapidly and turning northeast. Contributing factors: failure of airplane departing 3KM to fly a standard pattern (right turns for runway 18) and depart from midfield or further north. 3KM pattern is west of field. Closer proximity of new beech runway 18 to jabara airport. Inability to see the 13TH street railroad tracks at night. Beech field requires that the pattern be flown east of the field and south of the tracks, to avoid conflict with jabara traffic. Beech traffic departing to the west is required to cross midfield, then fly to 13TH street and proceed west. Recommendation: ask the wichita airport authority/authorized (owners of 3KM jabara) to prohibit left turns upon departure from runway 18. Also, require eastbound traffic departing runway 36 to turn east no further south than midfield. This will protect traffic in the beech airfield pattern. I believe the existing agreements between the wichita airport authority/authorized and raytheon aircraft, if any exist, to be insufficient to provide maximum safety because of the location of the new runway at beech field.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN AN SMA SEL ON L BASE FOR LNDG AT AN UNCTLED ARPT AND AN ACFT Y ON A XWIND DEP FROM ANOTHER UNCTLED ARPT JUST N. ACFT Y SHOULD HAVE TURNED OUT TO THE R INSTEAD OF THE L IN ORDER TO PRECLUDE THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT.

Narrative: WHILE ON BASE LEG TO LAND AT BEC RWY 18, I OBSERVED A HIGH PERFORMANCE PISTON OR TURBOPROP ACFT DEPART RWY 18 AT 3KM ARPT. THIS AIRPLANE TURNED E AFTER DEP AND PASSED ABOUT 400-500 FT ABOVE AND ABOUT 200 FT N OF MY POS. BOTH ACFT WERE DISPLAYING ROTATING BEACONS, STROBE LIGHTS, AND POS LIGHTS. ADDITIONALLY MY ACFT HAD A LNDG LIGHT ON. I TOOK NO EVASIVE ACTION BECAUSE THE APCHING ACFT WAS CLBING RAPIDLY AND TURNING NE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: FAILURE OF AIRPLANE DEPARTING 3KM TO FLY A STANDARD PATTERN (R TURNS FOR RWY 18) AND DEPART FROM MIDFIELD OR FURTHER N. 3KM PATTERN IS W OF FIELD. CLOSER PROX OF NEW BEECH RWY 18 TO JABARA ARPT. INABILITY TO SEE THE 13TH STREET RAILROAD TRACKS AT NIGHT. BEECH FIELD REQUIRES THAT THE PATTERN BE FLOWN E OF THE FIELD AND S OF THE TRACKS, TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH JABARA TFC. BEECH TFC DEPARTING TO THE W IS REQUIRED TO CROSS MIDFIELD, THEN FLY TO 13TH STREET AND PROCEED W. RECOMMENDATION: ASK THE WICHITA ARPT AUTH (OWNERS OF 3KM JABARA) TO PROHIBIT L TURNS UPON DEP FROM RWY 18. ALSO, REQUIRE EBOUND TFC DEPARTING RWY 36 TO TURN E NO FURTHER S THAN MIDFIELD. THIS WILL PROTECT TFC IN THE BEECH AIRFIELD PATTERN. I BELIEVE THE EXISTING AGREEMENTS BTWN THE WICHITA ARPT AUTH AND RAYTHEON ACFT, IF ANY EXIST, TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE MAX SAFETY BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE NEW RWY AT BEECH FIELD.

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.