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C172 pilot reports near midair collision with a citation shortly after takeoff when that aircraft makes an abrupt right turn toward the reciprocal runway. The citation was cleared to enter a right downwind and land on the same runway that the C172 had just departed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 927610 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201101 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 1250 Flight Crew Type 1250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 250 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
We (C172) were departing ZZZ after being cleared for takeoff from runway xx. ATC (tower) advised citation inbound from the northwest. We responded in-sight. Citation was cleared to land runway xx and acknowledged. Prior to crossing the extended runway centerline; citation abruptly turned inbound for runway yy! They passed off our left wing and never advised tower that we were in sight. Citation was not cleared for landing on runway yy. Elapsed time from citation turn inbound to near miss; approximately 5 seconds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 pilot reports NMAC with a Citation shortly after takeoff when that aircraft makes an abrupt right turn toward the reciprocal runway. The Citation was cleared to enter a right downwind and land on the same runway that the C172 had just departed.
Narrative: We (C172) were departing ZZZ after being cleared for takeoff from Runway XX. ATC (Tower) advised Citation inbound from the northwest. We responded in-sight. Citation was cleared to land Runway XX and acknowledged. Prior to crossing the extended runway centerline; Citation abruptly turned inbound for Runway YY! They passed off our left wing and never advised Tower that we were in sight. Citation was not cleared for landing on Runway YY. Elapsed time from Citation turn inbound to near miss; approximately 5 seconds.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.