Near midair collision avoided during a last min turn issued by departure controller when a C210 pilot has opposite direction beech jet 400 traffic 6 NM southeast of mlu, la.

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Attributes
ACN	562136
Time
Date	200210
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : mlu.vortac
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mlu.tracon tower : mlu.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : vfr
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mlu.tracon
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time total : 970
ASRS Report	562136
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Ground control at mlu had offered me flight following to msy, but I declined since I would lose radar contact at 2500 ft. I was ready for takeoff reaching runway 14 at taxiway C, and tower cleared me for takeoff on course. Less than 2 mins later and still within the class D surface area, tower warned me of 2 military jets practicing the VOR approach to runway 4 and then approved a frequency change. I changed to approach frequency just to listen. In the distance straight ahead, I saw what appeared to be an airplane getting closer. I turned to the right and queried the approach controller about the traffic. It took some time to determine that I had just departed mlu. About 40 seconds after my initial call to approach, I saw a landing light illuminate directly in front of me. The controller gave me an immediate left turn to 040 degrees and vectored the jet as well. I'm still not sure why approach did not know that I was outbound and why the military jet was in the southeast quadrant when it was practicing an approach to runway 4.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC AVOIDED DURING A LAST MIN TURN ISSUED BY DEP CTLR WHEN A C210 PLT HAS OPPOSITE DIRECTION BEECH JET 400 TFC 6 NM SE OF MLU, LA.

Narrative: GND CTL AT MLU HAD OFFERED ME FLT FOLLOWING TO MSY, BUT I DECLINED SINCE I WOULD LOSE RADAR CONTACT AT 2500 FT. I WAS READY FOR TKOF REACHING RWY 14 AT TXWY C, AND TWR CLRED ME FOR TKOF ON COURSE. LESS THAN 2 MINS LATER AND STILL WITHIN THE CLASS D SURFACE AREA, TWR WARNED ME OF 2 MIL JETS PRACTICING THE VOR APCH TO RWY 4 AND THEN APPROVED A FREQ CHANGE. I CHANGED TO APCH FREQ JUST TO LISTEN. IN THE DISTANCE STRAIGHT AHEAD, I SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN AIRPLANE GETTING CLOSER. I TURNED TO THE R AND QUERIED THE APCH CTLR ABOUT THE TFC. IT TOOK SOME TIME TO DETERMINE THAT I HAD JUST DEPARTED MLU. ABOUT 40 SECONDS AFTER MY INITIAL CALL TO APCH, I SAW A LNDG LIGHT ILLUMINATE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. THE CTLR GAVE ME AN IMMEDIATE L TURN TO 040 DEGS AND VECTORED THE JET AS WELL. I'M STILL NOT SURE WHY APCH DID NOT KNOW THAT I WAS OUTBOUND AND WHY THE MIL JET WAS IN THE SE QUADRANT WHEN IT WAS PRACTICING AN APCH TO RWY 4.

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.