This is an excerpt from a report made to the Aviation Safety Reporting System. The narrative is written by the pilot, rather than FAA or NTSB officials. To maintain anonymity, many details, such as aircraft model or airport, are often scrubbed from the reports.
Aircraft X was cleared to depart straight out from Runway XXL from ZZZ. During initial climb Aircraft Y was cleared for an immediate departure from Runway XXL and instructed to fly runway heading.
Once past airport boundary and cleared traffic, Aircraft X was cleared for right turn southbound. During turn, Aircraft Y was queried if he had proceeding traffic in sight. Replied in the affirmative and was cleared for right turn southbound.
At a point in time on southerly course, I (Pilot in Command of Aircraft X) witnessed Aircraft Y complete high speed pass approximately 30-45 feet off of my left wing same altitude. After traffic passed by less than 1,800 feet ahead, aircraft performed a steep climb pull up.
Possible solutions and factors include ATC spacing for departure and clearance of turns, especially considering speed and performance capability.
Another contributing factor may have been pilot of Aircraft Y aggressively maneuvering to “get back at” Aircraft X for confusion of sequence in run-up pad prior to departure.
Primary Problem: Human Factors
ACN: 1887180
“that idiot will kill himself in an airplane pulling stunts like that” Unfortunately, that person might take others with him. I used to work for a guy like that.
I’ll decline comment until I hear what the other pilot and the controller have to say.
It’s easy to understand,, the same a-holes tat drive auto’s in this fashion, fly airplanes…
Deliberately flying in a non prearranged formation is a FAR 91 violation. Getting back at another pilot is not an excuse. Neither does a NASA REPORT provide immunity.
Road rage happens in autos….no reason to think an idiotic aviator would not do so
airborne.
The mindset that would think that is acceptable in an airplane will eventually cause the demise of the person in which that mind resides.
In short, that idiot will kill himself in an airplane pulling stunts like that.