A C206 pilot reported a near miss with a J4 cub in the pattern at pbg.

Attributes
ACN	801538
Time
Date	200808
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbg.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 750 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	801538
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While departing runway 17 at pbg; I had just left the ground when a J4 piper cub passed me at the same altitude in the opposite direction. He was flying just above the ground over the grassy area between the runway and taxiway. We missed each other by approximately 100 ft. I called this traffic out to the other aircraft who were in the pattern for a landing on runway 17 and advised them that he was not talking nor was he showing up on my tcad. The piper was almost impossible to see against the foliage. I turned right for a downwind departure and when I leveled at 2000 ft; the piper was again coming straight at me from my 2 O'clock position. I immediately descended and he passed over me by no more than 50 ft. An emb-110 bandeirante in the pattern was also forced to deviate and a king air was forced to reverse pattern and land behind the piper to prevent a collision. The piper then departed the area and was later found landing at a nearby airport. A pilot landed behind the plane and talked with the pilot about his actions. He stated that he was landing against the wind and all the other traffic was 'in violation of the regulations.' he also stated that his radio was bad but he 'called the airport on the phone to see if any airliners were landing.' he did not know what an ASOS or AWOS was and expressed amazement at what one was.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C206 PILOT REPORTED A NEAR MISS WITH A J4 CUB IN THE PATTERN AT PBG.

Narrative: WHILE DEPARTING RWY 17 AT PBG; I HAD JUST LEFT THE GND WHEN A J4 PIPER CUB PASSED ME AT THE SAME ALT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. HE WAS FLYING JUST ABOVE THE GND OVER THE GRASSY AREA BTWN THE RWY AND TXWY. WE MISSED EACH OTHER BY APPROX 100 FT. I CALLED THIS TFC OUT TO THE OTHER ACFT WHO WERE IN THE PATTERN FOR A LNDG ON RWY 17 AND ADVISED THEM THAT HE WAS NOT TALKING NOR WAS HE SHOWING UP ON MY TCAD. THE PIPER WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AGAINST THE FOLIAGE. I TURNED R FOR A DOWNWIND DEP AND WHEN I LEVELED AT 2000 FT; THE PIPER WAS AGAIN COMING STRAIGHT AT ME FROM MY 2 O'CLOCK POS. I IMMEDIATELY DSNDED AND HE PASSED OVER ME BY NO MORE THAN 50 FT. AN EMB-110 BANDEIRANTE IN THE PATTERN WAS ALSO FORCED TO DEVIATE AND A KING AIR WAS FORCED TO REVERSE PATTERN AND LAND BEHIND THE PIPER TO PREVENT A COLLISION. THE PIPER THEN DEPARTED THE AREA AND WAS LATER FOUND LNDG AT A NEARBY ARPT. A PLT LANDED BEHIND THE PLANE AND TALKED WITH THE PLT ABOUT HIS ACTIONS. HE STATED THAT HE WAS LNDG AGAINST THE WIND AND ALL THE OTHER TFC WAS 'IN VIOLATION OF THE REGS.' HE ALSO STATED THAT HIS RADIO WAS BAD BUT HE 'CALLED THE ARPT ON THE PHONE TO SEE IF ANY AIRLINERS WERE LNDG.' HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT AN ASOS OR AWOS WAS AND EXPRESSED AMAZEMENT AT WHAT ONE WAS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.