Bonanza 33
Flight Crew Student
Situational Awareness
Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
During my cross-country solo; I approached Gila Bend and asked for weather advisories. Since wind was 270/4 and there was no one in the pattern (according to no response on traffic advisories and no radio calls on the frequency); I decided to enter left downwind for runway 22. After landing on the runway; I heard a [foreign accent] making announcements that he was maneuvering for the 45-entry to left downwind runway 22 (did not ask for traffic advisories). I taxied back to the holding point for closed traffic runway 22 and at the moment I was ready; [foreign accent] announced entering left downwind runway 22. Since I did not see him on base or final (and also not on downwind; but that should be no factor); I decided to line-up and take-off of runway 22. During my lining-up; I heard him say 'left base runway 22'. After rotation; my TCAD-warning made the announcement 'Traffic; 12 o'clock; same altitude'. At that moment I saw; what appeared to be a Cessna; head on with me (with the sun behind him; so he was first hard to see) on final for runway 4. On that warning; I decided to pitch as much as I could to clear him and I just passed over him. Therafter; I told via the frequency that he was using runway 4 and not 22; on which he only responded with 'sorry'. The vertical difference between both aircraft was not more than 150 ft at the moment of passing (for me at about 400 ft AGL).I really have no idea what to do against these [foreign accent] pilots that do not master the English language and apparantly also do not know how to fly. Best thing is to avoid them as much as possible; therefore I left the traffic pattern as soon as possible and will probably not plan to go to Gila Bend very soon again. I have heard and seen from the backseat multiple times that [foreign accent]-sounding pilots made very strange decisions on that airport; like lining up when someone is turning final or entering the traffic pattern via direct downwind; when someone is turning crosswind.
F-33A pilot reported an NMAC departing E63; he also stated the language and piloting skills of foreign national pilots at E63 could be a factor.