Near Midair Collision at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (N370SD)

Incident Overview and Context On April 29, 2021, at approximately 1507 Eastern Daylight Time, a near midair collision occurred at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) in St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida. The incident involved flight AAY803, operating under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121, and aircraft N370SD, operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91. AAY803 was on initial climb from runway 18 when it took evasive action to avoid N370SD, which was crossing over the runway about midfield while on a right downwind for runway 22. Daytime visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no injuries or aircraft damage were reported.