PA-28 pilot unable to follow noise abatement procedure at ttn due to conflicting traffic.

Attributes
ACN	508920
Time
Date	200104
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ttn.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : noise abatement
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	508920
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Getting ready to depart trenton runway 24, observed a landing light from the opposite direction. Tower instructed opposite direction traffic to turn left (to our right). Tower then cleared us for takeoff and changed our departure to a left turn to 180 degrees. After attaining about 300 ft AGL, and with the opposite direction traffic no longer in sight started our turn to 180 degrees to avoid any potential conflict. After viewing lower traffic below, remembered the noise abatement procedures. In our attempt to make absolutely certain of avoiding other traffic we probably created a noise problem. In this case, if either we had asked tower for a traffic pointout, or if tower had volunteered one, we probable would have been able to do a straight out departure to 1200 ft MSL prior to turn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA-28 PLT UNABLE TO FOLLOW NOISE ABATEMENT PROC AT TTN DUE TO CONFLICTING TFC.

Narrative: GETTING READY TO DEPART TRENTON RWY 24, OBSERVED A LNDG LIGHT FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. TWR INSTRUCTED OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC TO TURN L (TO OUR R). TWR THEN CLRED US FOR TKOF AND CHANGED OUR DEP TO A L TURN TO 180 DEGS. AFTER ATTAINING ABOUT 300 FT AGL, AND WITH THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC NO LONGER IN SIGHT STARTED OUR TURN TO 180 DEGS TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT. AFTER VIEWING LOWER TFC BELOW, REMEMBERED THE NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS. IN OUR ATTEMPT TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN OF AVOIDING OTHER TFC WE PROBABLY CREATED A NOISE PROB. IN THIS CASE, IF EITHER WE HAD ASKED TWR FOR A TFC POINTOUT, OR IF TWR HAD VOLUNTEERED ONE, WE PROBABLE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO A STRAIGHT OUT DEP TO 1200 FT MSL PRIOR TO TURN.

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.