Narrative:

I was on a training flight with my instructor. We were cleared to land on runway 22. When I was on 1/4 mi final the tower controller cleared another single engine cessna for takeoff from runway 27, which intersects runway 22 at the approximately point where I would touch down. Trees around the runways prevented me from seeing the other aircraft, but when I heard the controller release the other aircraft for takeoff, I anticipated that a go around would be necessary. As the aircraft taking off emerged from behind the tree line (it was moving from my left to right) I saw that a collision was possible and engaged full power and, as instructed by my CFI, maneuvered left to clear vertical space for the aircraft taking off. The controller yelled for me to execute a go around but I had already initiated the maneuver. I estimate that vertical separation was less than 50 ft and horizontal separation at that same distance. Had I not maneuvered left I would have been directly on top of the aircraft taking off. I later learned that the controller involved has been involved in similar near mishaps. I maintained situational awareness of the bigger picture of airport traffic, and therefore I perceived a potential problem as it was developing even though I was undergoing training at the time. As a result, a potentially tragic mishap was avoided. I believe the controller involved did not use good judgement in releasing the other aircraft for takeoff while I was about to land.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CTLR CLRED A C152 TO LAND ON RWY 22, THEN CLRED ANOTHER CESSNA FOR TKOF ON A XING RWY WHEN THE C152 WAS ON A QUARTER MI FINAL. THE C152 PLT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO MISS THE DEPARTING CESSNA.

Narrative: I WAS ON A TRAINING FLT WITH MY INSTRUCTOR. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 22. WHEN I WAS ON 1/4 MI FINAL THE TWR CTLR CLRED ANOTHER SINGLE ENG CESSNA FOR TKOF FROM RWY 27, WHICH INTERSECTS RWY 22 AT THE APPROX POINT WHERE I WOULD TOUCH DOWN. TREES AROUND THE RWYS PREVENTED ME FROM SEEING THE OTHER ACFT, BUT WHEN I HEARD THE CTLR RELEASE THE OTHER ACFT FOR TKOF, I ANTICIPATED THAT A GAR WOULD BE NECESSARY. AS THE ACFT TAKING OFF EMERGED FROM BEHIND THE TREE LINE (IT WAS MOVING FROM MY L TO R) I SAW THAT A COLLISION WAS POSSIBLE AND ENGAGED FULL PWR AND, AS INSTRUCTED BY MY CFI, MANEUVERED L TO CLR VERT SPACE FOR THE ACFT TAKING OFF. THE CTLR YELLED FOR ME TO EXECUTE A GAR BUT I HAD ALREADY INITIATED THE MANEUVER. I ESTIMATE THAT VERT SEPARATION WAS LESS THAN 50 FT AND HORIZ SEPARATION AT THAT SAME DISTANCE. HAD I NOT MANEUVERED L I WOULD HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE ACFT TAKING OFF. I LATER LEARNED THAT THE CTLR INVOLVED HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SIMILAR NEAR MISHAPS. I MAINTAINED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF THE BIGGER PICTURE OF ARPT TFC, AND THEREFORE I PERCEIVED A POTENTIAL PROB AS IT WAS DEVELOPING EVEN THOUGH I WAS UNDERGOING TRAINING AT THE TIME. AS A RESULT, A POTENTIALLY TRAGIC MISHAP WAS AVOIDED. I BELIEVE THE CTLR INVOLVED DID NOT USE GOOD JUDGEMENT IN RELEASING THE OTHER ACFT FOR TKOF WHILE I WAS ABOUT TO LAND.

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.