C182 pilot, departing bdl VFR, had an near midair collision with an A-10.

Attributes
ACN	530205
Time
Date	200111
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl.airport
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bdl.tower tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : bdl.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Thunderbolt II (Warthog A-10)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	530205
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Third aircraft was A-10 in formation. Departed bdl for bdr, runway 33. Climbed to 1000 ft AGL. Controller advised runway heading but he was tentative. Skywatch activated calling traffic. Changed to 2 NM range. Traffic at our location and same altitude, unseen. First A-10 went over from our 5 O'clock to 10 O'clock position. Second A-10 seen at our 2 O'clock position in a climbing right turn. Controller said nothing and shortly gave us a turn from 330 degrees to 095 degrees. When the controller gave us runway heading and was tentative, I told the second CFI not flying that 'something is wrong.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT, DEPARTING BDL VFR, HAD AN NMAC WITH AN A-10.

Narrative: THIRD ACFT WAS A-10 IN FORMATION. DEPARTED BDL FOR BDR, RWY 33. CLBED TO 1000 FT AGL. CTLR ADVISED RWY HDG BUT HE WAS TENTATIVE. SKYWATCH ACTIVATED CALLING TFC. CHANGED TO 2 NM RANGE. TFC AT OUR LOCATION AND SAME ALT, UNSEEN. FIRST A-10 WENT OVER FROM OUR 5 O'CLOCK TO 10 O'CLOCK POS. SECOND A-10 SEEN AT OUR 2 O'CLOCK POS IN A CLBING R TURN. CTLR SAID NOTHING AND SHORTLY GAVE US A TURN FROM 330 DEGS TO 095 DEGS. WHEN THE CTLR GAVE US RWY HDG AND WAS TENTATIVE, I TOLD THE SECOND CFI NOT FLYING THAT 'SOMETHING IS WRONG.'

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.