Narrative:

Cleared for takeoff runway 28, alb. First officer was making the takeoff while I monitored the instruments. I was on the gauges till the gear and flaps were retracted approximately 200' altitude. It was then I began a visual scan and saw the small aircraft Y on a converging course 200-300' off our 10 O'clock position. I immediately told the first officer to break right and the small aircraft appeared to turn left. My first officer never saw the small aircraft due to his position in the aircraft and the deck angle. The small aircraft was issued a takeoff clearance 20 seconds prior to us with a 280 degree heading assigned. Evidently he did not fly the initial heading as 280 degrees would put him south of the 28 departure course. Wind at the time was wnw at 10 KTS. I've enclosed the airport diagram and neither the tower nor the helipad are visible from the end (departure) of runway 28. Tower should have observed more closely the departure path of the small aircraft Y and the small aircraft Y should have adhered to his departure instructions to prevent such an incident. No warning/advisory of either aircraft to the other was heard, but this is a high workload portion of flight and we may have missed it if one was issued. However, none was given on the initial takeoff clearance. My first officer states he never heard any warning initial or otherwise.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN DEPARTING ACR-LTT AND DEPARTING SMA.

Narrative: CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 28, ALB. F/O WAS MAKING THE TKOF WHILE I MONITORED THE INSTRUMENTS. I WAS ON THE GAUGES TILL THE GEAR AND FLAPS WERE RETRACTED APPROX 200' ALT. IT WAS THEN I BEGAN A VISUAL SCAN AND SAW THE SMA Y ON A CONVERGING COURSE 200-300' OFF OUR 10 O'CLOCK POS. I IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE F/O TO BREAK RIGHT AND THE SMA APPEARED TO TURN LEFT. MY F/O NEVER SAW THE SMA DUE TO HIS POS IN THE ACFT AND THE DECK ANGLE. THE SMA WAS ISSUED A TKOF CLRNC 20 SECS PRIOR TO US WITH A 280 DEG HDG ASSIGNED. EVIDENTLY HE DID NOT FLY THE INITIAL HDG AS 280 DEGS WOULD PUT HIM S OF THE 28 DEP COURSE. WIND AT THE TIME WAS WNW AT 10 KTS. I'VE ENCLOSED THE ARPT DIAGRAM AND NEITHER THE TWR NOR THE HELIPAD ARE VISIBLE FROM THE END (DEP) OF RWY 28. TWR SHOULD HAVE OBSERVED MORE CLOSELY THE DEP PATH OF THE SMA Y AND THE SMA Y SHOULD HAVE ADHERED TO HIS DEP INSTRUCTIONS TO PREVENT SUCH AN INCIDENT. NO WARNING/ADVISORY OF EITHER ACFT TO THE OTHER WAS HEARD, BUT THIS IS A HIGH WORKLOAD PORTION OF FLT AND WE MAY HAVE MISSED IT IF ONE WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, NONE WAS GIVEN ON THE INITIAL TKOF CLRNC. MY F/O STATES HE NEVER HEARD ANY WARNING INITIAL OR OTHERWISE.

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