Local controller departure a lr-25 on runway 33 with a BA46 landing opposite direction on runway 15.

Attributes
ACN	689067
Time
Date	200602
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ase.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl single value : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ase.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 25
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ase.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	BAe 146 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	689067
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

While taxiing to runway 33 told tower we were ready to go and requested a visual climb out. Tower said they were going to let us depart and that they had a BA46 on left downwind to runway 15; for us to turn right over the end and go behind the BA46 when it turns left base. Tower clears us for immediate takeoff. While in the roll; tower asked us to turn right as soon as practicable. We turned right 30 degrees as soon as a gear was up. While in climb rolled level and saw the BA46 was on 1 mi final at our altitude and approximately 1000 ft to our left. I feel the tower should have told us to hold short and landed the BA46 and then cleared us for takeoff. They are under too much pressure to move traffic in and out of ase.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LCL CTLR DEP A LR-25 ON RWY 33 WITH A BA46 LNDG OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON RWY 15.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 33 TOLD TWR WE WERE READY TO GO AND REQUESTED A VISUAL CLBOUT. TWR SAID THEY WERE GOING TO LET US DEPART AND THAT THEY HAD A BA46 ON L DOWNWIND TO RWY 15; FOR US TO TURN R OVER THE END AND GO BEHIND THE BA46 WHEN IT TURNS L BASE. TWR CLRS US FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF. WHILE IN THE ROLL; TWR ASKED US TO TURN R AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. WE TURNED R 30 DEGS AS SOON AS A GEAR WAS UP. WHILE IN CLB ROLLED LEVEL AND SAW THE BA46 WAS ON 1 MI FINAL AT OUR ALT AND APPROX 1000 FT TO OUR L. I FEEL THE TWR SHOULD HAVE TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT AND LANDED THE BA46 AND THEN CLRED US FOR TKOF. THEY ARE UNDER TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO MOVE TFC IN AND OUT OF ASE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.