Narrative:

We were cleared direct to rbv VOR at 6000' talking to mcguire approach. There were broken cumulus clouds at varying heights. Visibility was 1-2 mi between clouds. We had just come out of a cloud when I saw an small aircraft come out from behind a cloud at our same altitude in our 2:30 position. We were on a northwest heading, he was on a south heading. I called traffic but there was no time to react. He passed about 100' behind us. He didn't take any evasive action either. We called approach about the traffic. He told us he was IFR and assigned to 6000'. I have been working with mcguire for about 5 years now and have always noticed the controllers aren't quite with it. They may have a lot of trainees. They don't answer you, don't seem to know where you are, and have poor radio skills.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IFR ACFT FLYING IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS SAW ANOTHER IFR ACFT AT THE SAME ALT PASS IN CLOSE PROX.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO RBV VOR AT 6000' TALKING TO MCGUIRE APCH. THERE WERE BROKEN CUMULUS CLOUDS AT VARYING HEIGHTS. VISIBILITY WAS 1-2 MI BETWEEN CLOUDS. WE HAD JUST COME OUT OF A CLOUD WHEN I SAW AN SMA COME OUT FROM BEHIND A CLOUD AT OUR SAME ALT IN OUR 2:30 POSITION. WE WERE ON A NW HDG, HE WAS ON A S HDG. I CALLED TFC BUT THERE WAS NO TIME TO REACT. HE PASSED ABOUT 100' BEHIND US. HE DIDN'T TAKE ANY EVASIVE ACTION EITHER. WE CALLED APCH ABOUT THE TFC. HE TOLD US HE WAS IFR AND ASSIGNED TO 6000'. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MCGUIRE FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS NOW AND HAVE ALWAYS NOTICED THE CTLRS AREN'T QUITE WITH IT. THEY MAY HAVE A LOT OF TRAINEES. THEY DON'T ANSWER YOU, DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, AND HAVE POOR RADIO SKILLS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.