Narrative:

I was in a C172 with a passenger. Ict tower cleared me to depart runway 19L and turn to heading 260 degrees, which is standard. At about 300 ft AGL, I turned to 260 degrees. Another aircraft had been cleared to depart runway 19L and fly runway heading. When I had completed my turn, I was still climbing on heading of 260 degrees just south of the tower between runway 19L&right. Tower asked if I had received their call to me. Perhaps my radio had, but neither myself nor my passenger had heard the call to our aircraft. I was asked if I had a twin in sight at 1 O'clock position and above me. I looked and did see the twin which had evidently been cleared to depart runway 19R about the time I was making my turn to 260 degrees from runway 19L. The aircraft (twin) was closer than I cared for it to be. Who knows the actual distance in ft. The twin continued and I continued my climb to 3000 ft MSL on 260 degree heading. I was handed off to departure and thought little of it until on the ground at ict again when my passenger asked if such 'close proximity' of aircraft going in different directions was common, at ict or anywhere. I had to admit that it was very uncommon. As I understand it now, I was released to turn 260 degrees from runway 19L, another aircraft was released to fly 190 degrees from runway 19L and another was released to fly 190 degrees from runway 19R. I was cleared to 3000 ft MSL or about 1700 ft AGL. If tower attempted to contact me, I did not hear their call. Possible causes: training of new ATC personnel at ict, not uncommon. My inattentiveness to the radio during departure (I did not hear tower release the aircraft on runway 19R either). Common procedure to turn training aircraft to 260 degrees regardless of where they're headed. Perhaps a turn to 080 degrees would have made more sense. Perhaps there was no problem except in my mind and the mind of my passenger. Perhaps the clrncs were all appropriate and the distances between aircraft well within normal limits. It was close for me. The traffic was not particularly heavy and I would have appreciated more time and space between the 3 aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT AND PAX DISCUSS SEPARATION BTWN THEM AND OTHER DEPARTING ACFT OFF RWYS 19 AT ICT.

Narrative: I WAS IN A C172 WITH A PAX. ICT TWR CLRED ME TO DEPART RWY 19L AND TURN TO HDG 260 DEGS, WHICH IS STANDARD. AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL, I TURNED TO 260 DEGS. ANOTHER ACFT HAD BEEN CLRED TO DEPART RWY 19L AND FLY RWY HDG. WHEN I HAD COMPLETED MY TURN, I WAS STILL CLBING ON HDG OF 260 DEGS JUST S OF THE TWR BTWN RWY 19L&R. TWR ASKED IF I HAD RECEIVED THEIR CALL TO ME. PERHAPS MY RADIO HAD, BUT NEITHER MYSELF NOR MY PAX HAD HEARD THE CALL TO OUR ACFT. I WAS ASKED IF I HAD A TWIN IN SIGHT AT 1 O'CLOCK POS AND ABOVE ME. I LOOKED AND DID SEE THE TWIN WHICH HAD EVIDENTLY BEEN CLRED TO DEPART RWY 19R ABOUT THE TIME I WAS MAKING MY TURN TO 260 DEGS FROM RWY 19L. THE ACFT (TWIN) WAS CLOSER THAN I CARED FOR IT TO BE. WHO KNOWS THE ACTUAL DISTANCE IN FT. THE TWIN CONTINUED AND I CONTINUED MY CLB TO 3000 FT MSL ON 260 DEG HDG. I WAS HANDED OFF TO DEP AND THOUGHT LITTLE OF IT UNTIL ON THE GND AT ICT AGAIN WHEN MY PAX ASKED IF SUCH 'CLOSE PROX' OF ACFT GOING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS WAS COMMON, AT ICT OR ANYWHERE. I HAD TO ADMIT THAT IT WAS VERY UNCOMMON. AS I UNDERSTAND IT NOW, I WAS RELEASED TO TURN 260 DEGS FROM RWY 19L, ANOTHER ACFT WAS RELEASED TO FLY 190 DEGS FROM RWY 19L AND ANOTHER WAS RELEASED TO FLY 190 DEGS FROM RWY 19R. I WAS CLRED TO 3000 FT MSL OR ABOUT 1700 FT AGL. IF TWR ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ME, I DID NOT HEAR THEIR CALL. POSSIBLE CAUSES: TRAINING OF NEW ATC PERSONNEL AT ICT, NOT UNCOMMON. MY INATTENTIVENESS TO THE RADIO DURING DEP (I DID NOT HEAR TWR RELEASE THE ACFT ON RWY 19R EITHER). COMMON PROC TO TURN TRAINING ACFT TO 260 DEGS REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY'RE HEADED. PERHAPS A TURN TO 080 DEGS WOULD HAVE MADE MORE SENSE. PERHAPS THERE WAS NO PROB EXCEPT IN MY MIND AND THE MIND OF MY PAX. PERHAPS THE CLRNCS WERE ALL APPROPRIATE AND THE DISTANCES BTWN ACFT WELL WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. IT WAS CLOSE FOR ME. THE TFC WAS NOT PARTICULARLY HVY AND I WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED MORE TIME AND SPACE BTWN THE 3 ACFT.

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.