B772 on straight out departure runway 28R sfo received TCASII RA at approximately 1000 ft MSL.

Attributes
ACN	588065
Time
Date	200307
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	588065
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

After takeoff on runway 28R and approximately 1-2 mi from airport, we received an RA on TCASII at about 1000 ft climbing. Allowing aircraft to transit the departure corridor while clearing heavy transport aircraft to take off is unsafe and unnecessary. This is a critical and high workload period in the cockpit. Within a min to takeoff while trying to climb, clean up, switch frequencys, talk to departure, follow ATC clearance and then in addition listen and follow TCASII commands for an irregular procedure places the flight in jeopardy. Even with 400-500 ft of vertical separation, had there been an engine failure, the situation would have deteriorated rapidly. This scenario can and should be avoided by keeping the departure airspace clear or holding takeoff clearance until it is clear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B772 ON STRAIGHT OUT DEP RWY 28R SFO RECEIVED TCASII RA AT APPROX 1000 FT MSL.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF ON RWY 28R AND APPROX 1-2 MI FROM ARPT, WE RECEIVED AN RA ON TCASII AT ABOUT 1000 FT CLBING. ALLOWING ACFT TO TRANSIT THE DEP CORRIDOR WHILE CLRING HVY TRANSPORT ACFT TO TAKE OFF IS UNSAFE AND UNNECESSARY. THIS IS A CRITICAL AND HIGH WORKLOAD PERIOD IN THE COCKPIT. WITHIN A MIN TO TKOF WHILE TRYING TO CLB, CLEAN UP, SWITCH FREQS, TALK TO DEP, FOLLOW ATC CLRNC AND THEN IN ADDITION LISTEN AND FOLLOW TCASII COMMANDS FOR AN IRREGULAR PROC PLACES THE FLT IN JEOPARDY. EVEN WITH 400-500 FT OF VERT SEPARATION, HAD THERE BEEN AN ENG FAILURE, THE SIT WOULD HAVE DETERIORATED RAPIDLY. THIS SCENARIO CAN AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED BY KEEPING THE DEP AIRSPACE CLR OR HOLDING TKOF CLRNC UNTIL IT IS CLR.

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.