Flight Crew Last 90 Days 17; Flight Crew Total 1345; Flight Crew Type 306
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Airspace Structure; Human Factors
While doing takeoff and landings at ZZZ; I had just turned crosswind climbing off of Runway XX; reaching pattern altitude I pushed the nose to level out and saw 4 aircraft coming at me head on. I pitched and turned left since the other aircraft were approaching from the right. They had departed from ZZZ1 which is 2 miles east and also has left traffic to Runway XX because of the close proximity. I was making normal radio position reports in the pattern; I did not hear any radio reports from that formation until after the incident someone said 172 in the pattern say your intentions; I replayed I was staying in the pattern at ZZZ and they should announce their intentions to enter the pattern. I landed and parked the aircraft. I talked to ZZZ1 Tower later and he said he was watching as it happened though he has no control.
C172 pilot reported an NMAC during departure with and aircraft departing an airport in close proximity.