Narrative:

On sep/mon/03, an near midair collision occurred at fai airport while 2 aircraft were on climb from airport's runway 19 -- one from ski strip 19 and runway 19L. I was flying a PA32 lance on a VFR flight plan to the nne. I was cleared to depart runway 19L and noticed an M-5 maule approaching ski strip 19. After takeoff, the tower handed me off to departure control. After contact, I was told to resume own navigation to the northeast. Somewhere between 1200 ft and 1400 ft, as I reached a heading of 017 degrees (my on-course heading), the M-5 maule that I had seen on final to the ski strip suddenly passed directly under my aircraft at my 9 O'clock position moving to my 3 O'clock position. Distance was about 50 ft. I believe the problem arose due to a breakdown in communication between tower control and departure control, first of all, as I was cleared own navigation. I repeated back the clearance throwing in the words 'turning left' followed by own navigation. Own navigation heading was 017 degrees. I believe the maule was cleared for the option on ski strip 19M, and remained with tower. As I was on climb out heading 017 degrees, the maule was on crosswind off ski strip 19 and if the controllers were in sync, we would have never crossed so close to each other in the air. I believe that because both runways were being used, ski strip 19 and runway 19L, this brought the paths of both planes in conflict as both patterns were flown to specifications. Either I should have been advised to widen to the east before continuing northeast, or the maule should have flown upwind a little further for proper spacing. Either way, both pilots should have been informed of the other pilot's position relative to their position and no incursion would have occurred.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 PLT HAS NMAC WITH ANOTHER ACFT DEPARTING PAFA.

Narrative: ON SEP/MON/03, AN NMAC OCCURRED AT FAI ARPT WHILE 2 ACFT WERE ON CLB FROM ARPT'S RWY 19 -- ONE FROM SKI STRIP 19 AND RWY 19L. I WAS FLYING A PA32 LANCE ON A VFR FLT PLAN TO THE NNE. I WAS CLRED TO DEPART RWY 19L AND NOTICED AN M-5 MAULE APCHING SKI STRIP 19. AFTER TKOF, THE TWR HANDED ME OFF TO DEP CTL. AFTER CONTACT, I WAS TOLD TO RESUME OWN NAV TO THE NE. SOMEWHERE BTWN 1200 FT AND 1400 FT, AS I REACHED A HDG OF 017 DEGS (MY ON-COURSE HDG), THE M-5 MAULE THAT I HAD SEEN ON FINAL TO THE SKI STRIP SUDDENLY PASSED DIRECTLY UNDER MY ACFT AT MY 9 O'CLOCK POS MOVING TO MY 3 O'CLOCK POS. DISTANCE WAS ABOUT 50 FT. I BELIEVE THE PROB AROSE DUE TO A BREAKDOWN IN COM BTWN TWR CTL AND DEP CTL, FIRST OF ALL, AS I WAS CLRED OWN NAV. I REPEATED BACK THE CLRNC THROWING IN THE WORDS 'TURNING L' FOLLOWED BY OWN NAV. OWN NAV HDG WAS 017 DEGS. I BELIEVE THE MAULE WAS CLRED FOR THE OPTION ON SKI STRIP 19M, AND REMAINED WITH TWR. AS I WAS ON CLBOUT HDG 017 DEGS, THE MAULE WAS ON XWIND OFF SKI STRIP 19 AND IF THE CTLRS WERE IN SYNC, WE WOULD HAVE NEVER CROSSED SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER IN THE AIR. I BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE BOTH RWYS WERE BEING USED, SKI STRIP 19 AND RWY 19L, THIS BROUGHT THE PATHS OF BOTH PLANES IN CONFLICT AS BOTH PATTERNS WERE FLOWN TO SPECS. EITHER I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO WIDEN TO THE E BEFORE CONTINUING NE, OR THE MAULE SHOULD HAVE FLOWN UPWIND A LITTLE FURTHER FOR PROPER SPACING. EITHER WAY, BOTH PLTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE OTHER PLT'S POS RELATIVE TO THEIR POS AND NO INCURSION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED.

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.