Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25; Flight Crew Total 3047; Flight Crew Type 425
Workload; Situational Awareness; Distraction; Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Procedure; Environment - Non Weather Related
Taking off from FFZ; I was cleared for takeoff on Runway 4R and to maintain runway heading. I lifted off and accelerated to Vy speed and rotated and continued climb at Vy speed of 80 MPH. At the midfield point I was advised of crossing traffic and I spotted traffic to my left and I pushed the nose down and had crossing traffic pass directly over me by a few hundred feet; shortly after I was cleared to proceed on course.I think the Controller used poor judgment in allowing traffic below pattern altitude to pass over an aircraft taking off. Lacking timely action; there would have been a mid air collision midfield over the runway.
A pilot departed FFZ Runway 4R and was advised of crossing traffic from which he took evasive action at 1;700 FT allowing conflicting traffic to cross directly above at about 300 FT.