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Attributes | |
ACN | 715505 |
Time | |
Date | 200610 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : jyo.airport |
State Reference | VA |
Altitude | agl single value : 350 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Trinidad TB-20 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
Route In Use | departure : vfr |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | Beechcraft Twin Turboprop Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Navigation In Use | other vortac |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : instrument non precision |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 630 flight time type : 122 |
ASRS Report | 715505 |
Person 2 | |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 75 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I announce my departure from runway 17 and start my takeoff roll. Just as I rotate; I hear someone new call in; 'leesburg traffic; leesburg traffic; flight check...blah; blah; blah...' my first thought was that someone was on the approach to runway 17; which meant they were behind me; so I didn't give it my full attention; hence the 'blah; blah; blah.' during the transmission; I caught the '...VOR alpha...' and wondered what approach that was. The transmission ended with '...anyone in the area; please advise; anyone in the area; please advise!' this annoyed me as my assumption was that no monitoring of the CTAF had occurred before blowing into a non-twred airport space. The other planes in the pattern gave position reports; but I had just rotated; was establishing my climb and cleaning up the airplane. I still assumed that the airplane was behind me; and when I would eventually give my crosswind report; that would be sufficient; but it is still nagging me about the VOR-a approach. At about 350 ft AGL; I raised my takeoff flaps. My habit is to look at the flaps to confirm they're up. As I looked out; a king air passes below me 50-75 ft in the opposite direction. Now it clicks that the VOR-a is for runway 35 off the armel VOR at dulles; and I had just used up one of my lives. Shortly after we pass; the king calls a miss (he's probably below the missed approach altitude). I found out later that when he went back to approach; his only comment was that there was too much traffic at leesburg to land. I don't know if he ever saw me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRINIDAD TB20 PLT HAS AN NMAC DEPARTING JYO.
Narrative: I ANNOUNCE MY DEP FROM RWY 17 AND START MY TKOF ROLL. JUST AS I ROTATE; I HEAR SOMEONE NEW CALL IN; 'LEESBURG TFC; LEESBURG TFC; FLT CHK...BLAH; BLAH; BLAH...' MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT SOMEONE WAS ON THE APCH TO RWY 17; WHICH MEANT THEY WERE BEHIND ME; SO I DIDN'T GIVE IT MY FULL ATTN; HENCE THE 'BLAH; BLAH; BLAH.' DURING THE XMISSION; I CAUGHT THE '...VOR ALPHA...' AND WONDERED WHAT APCH THAT WAS. THE XMISSION ENDED WITH '...ANYONE IN THE AREA; PLEASE ADVISE; ANYONE IN THE AREA; PLEASE ADVISE!' THIS ANNOYED ME AS MY ASSUMPTION WAS THAT NO MONITORING OF THE CTAF HAD OCCURRED BEFORE BLOWING INTO A NON-TWRED ARPT SPACE. THE OTHER PLANES IN THE PATTERN GAVE POS RPTS; BUT I HAD JUST ROTATED; WAS ESTABLISHING MY CLB AND CLEANING UP THE AIRPLANE. I STILL ASSUMED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS BEHIND ME; AND WHEN I WOULD EVENTUALLY GIVE MY XWIND RPT; THAT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT; BUT IT IS STILL NAGGING ME ABOUT THE VOR-A APCH. AT ABOUT 350 FT AGL; I RAISED MY TKOF FLAPS. MY HABIT IS TO LOOK AT THE FLAPS TO CONFIRM THEY'RE UP. AS I LOOKED OUT; A KING AIR PASSES BELOW ME 50-75 FT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. NOW IT CLICKS THAT THE VOR-A IS FOR RWY 35 OFF THE ARMEL VOR AT DULLES; AND I HAD JUST USED UP ONE OF MY LIVES. SHORTLY AFTER WE PASS; THE KING CALLS A MISS (HE'S PROBABLY BELOW THE MISSED APCH ALT). I FOUND OUT LATER THAT WHEN HE WENT BACK TO APCH; HIS ONLY COMMENT WAS THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH TFC AT LEESBURG TO LAND. I DON'T KNOW IF HE EVER SAW ME.
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.