A C340 pilot had a near miss with a single engine cessna on departure from lzu.

Attributes
ACN	437536
Time
Date	199905
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lzu.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 2800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 340/340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lzu.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 57 flight time total : 645 flight time type : 121
ASRS Report	437536
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While holding in position for departure from runway 7 at lzu in a twin cessna 340A, was advised by tower that there was an inbound cessna single engine to the field from the east. Tower also advised inbound aircraft of our departure from the field and of our outbound heading of 110 degrees. Tower gave us takeoff clearance and we departed the field, looking for incoming traffic. We were not advised to maintain visual separation from the other aircraft, nor was the other aircraft given any similar instructions. Immediately after departure we were advised to contact atl departure, which we did. While making a standard rate turn to our assigned heading of 110 degrees and talking to departure, right seat passenger spotted other aircraft at our approximately 11:30 O'clock position. We had reached about 2800 ft MSL at this time. Aircraft were within about 300 ft of each other. Pilot of cessna single took evasive action to his right and down. We continued our climb and steepened our right turn to avoid collision.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C340 PLT HAD A NEAR MISS WITH A SINGLE ENG CESSNA ON DEP FROM LZU.

Narrative: WHILE HOLDING IN POS FOR DEP FROM RWY 7 AT LZU IN A TWIN CESSNA 340A, WAS ADVISED BY TWR THAT THERE WAS AN INBOUND CESSNA SINGLE ENG TO THE FIELD FROM THE E. TWR ALSO ADVISED INBOUND ACFT OF OUR DEP FROM THE FIELD AND OF OUR OUTBOUND HDG OF 110 DEGS. TWR GAVE US TKOF CLRNC AND WE DEPARTED THE FIELD, LOOKING FOR INCOMING TFC. WE WERE NOT ADVISED TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION FROM THE OTHER ACFT, NOR WAS THE OTHER ACFT GIVEN ANY SIMILAR INSTRUCTIONS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEP WE WERE ADVISED TO CONTACT ATL DEP, WHICH WE DID. WHILE MAKING A STANDARD RATE TURN TO OUR ASSIGNED HDG OF 110 DEGS AND TALKING TO DEP, R SEAT PAX SPOTTED OTHER ACFT AT OUR APPROX 11:30 O'CLOCK POS. WE HAD REACHED ABOUT 2800 FT MSL AT THIS TIME. ACFT WERE WITHIN ABOUT 300 FT OF EACH OTHER. PLT OF CESSNA SINGLE TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO HIS R AND DOWN. WE CONTINUED OUR CLB AND STEEPENED OUR R TURN TO AVOID COLLISION.

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.