Alerted to and provided avoidance guidance by TCAS TA and RA warnings; a be-400 flight crew experien...

Attributes
ACN	937646
Time
Date	201103
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	SBA.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC
Miss Distance	Horizontal 0 Vertical 200

Narrative:

As we held short of runway 25 in sba a small cessna was cleared for takeoff. We were next in line and cleared for takeoff and assigned runway heading; maintain 3;000 ft. We were never instructed to keep the cessna in sight so I assumed that the controller would have turned the cessna so it would not be in our flight path. As we climbed through 1;000 ft we received a 'traffic; traffic' TA followed by an RA to descend. When I looked at the TCAS display; I noticed that the traffic was only 100 ft above us.the pilot flying complied with the RA. I began looking for the traffic and saw the cessna. At this point it was approximately 200 ft above us. We told tower that we initiated a TCAS descend and that we were now resuming our climb. The only response from the controller was; 'contact departure.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Alerted to and provided avoidance guidance by TCAS TA and RA warnings; a BE-400 flight crew experienced a NMAC with a small Cessna which departed SBA ahead of them. ATC had failed to provide appropriate warnings or separation clearances prior to clearing them for takeoff.

Narrative: As we held short of Runway 25 in SBA a small Cessna was cleared for takeoff. We were next in line and cleared for takeoff and assigned runway heading; maintain 3;000 FT. We were never instructed to keep the Cessna in sight so I assumed that the Controller would have turned the Cessna so it would not be in our flight path. As we climbed through 1;000 FT we received a 'traffic; traffic' TA followed by an RA to descend. When I looked at the TCAS display; I noticed that the traffic was only 100 FT above us.The pilot flying complied with the RA. I began looking for the traffic and saw the Cessna. At this point it was approximately 200 FT above us. We told Tower that we initiated a TCAS descend and that we were now resuming our climb. The only response from the Controller was; 'contact Departure.'

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.

Alerted to and provided avoidance guidance by TCAS TA and RA warnings; a be-400 flight crew experienced a near midair collision with a small cessna which departed sba ahead of them. ATC had failed to provide appropriate warnings or separation clearances prior to clearing them for takeoff.