Small Aircraft
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 87; Flight Crew Total 93; Flight Crew Type 93
Distraction
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Aircraft; Human Factors
I was receiving instrument approach training from my flight instructor while using a view limiting device. While executing a missed approach procedure for the ILS Runway 3 at MHK and in communication with Marshall; we experienced a missed approach. The aircraft was at 3;000 feet MSL on the 143 radial between the VOR and ALMAS and approximately 5 miles away from the VOR. At some point my flight instructor noticed another aircraft had taken off from MHK and was climbing towards us. After a positive exchange of the flight controls my instructor took immediate action to avoid the impending traffic. While I never saw the other aircraft; as a result of the view limiting device; I was told that the aircraft was approximately 200 feet off our wing. After the situation we contacted Marshall and were informed that radar contact had been lost during the incident. For this reason; Marshall did not alert us of the traffic. The transponder in this aircraft does have inoperative MODE C. I have been informed that the aircraft I was in should be taken to Maintenance later this month where the altitude ending from the transponder should be fixed.
Pilot reported an NMAC while on recovering from a missed approach at MHK airport.