Single Engine Turboprop Undifferentiated
Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30; Flight Crew Total 600; Flight Crew Type 600
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict
Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Procedure
Departing Runway 25L out of LGB. My initial clearance was to depart runway heading and at 800 feet turn left to heading of 200 and expect vectors to SLI VORTAC. Just after departure and at 300 feet Tower came on radio and ask we begin our turn to 200 and go over to departure on 127.2. As I made my turn (and climbing at 700 FPM) and switched to departure my TCAS sounded and a plane directly in my flight path was immediately visually spotted out the windscreen traveling from 3 o'clock position to my 9 0'clock position. I immediately turned the plane right to avoid. The opposing plane aggressively lowered its nose to lose altitude and avoid us as well.
A small aircraft pilot reported departing LGB Runway 25L and was asked by Tower to turn southwest at 200 feet. In the turn; TCAS alerted traffic nearly directly ahead.