While following vectors and at assigned altitude, reporter had near midair collision with another ai...

Attributes
ACN	143388
Time
Date	199004
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gve
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	143388
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

We were being vectored for traffic when a different voice came on the frequency and instructed us to climb immediately to FL230. Also, the controller reported traffic on our left side. Started the climb and the first officer reported a passenger jet passing our right side. He estimated it was within 500' vertical and 1000' horizontal. I believe that controller training was probably in progress and the student lost the picture. The airspace over washington was unusually heavy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE FOLLOWING VECTORS AND AT ASSIGNED ALT, REPORTER HAD NMAC WITH ANOTHER ACR JET.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING VECTORED FOR TFC WHEN A DIFFERENT VOICE CAME ON THE FREQ AND INSTRUCTED US TO CLB IMMEDIATELY TO FL230. ALSO, THE CTLR RPTED TFC ON OUR LEFT SIDE. STARTED THE CLB AND THE F/O RPTED A PAX JET PASSING OUR RIGHT SIDE. HE ESTIMATED IT WAS WITHIN 500' VERT AND 1000' HORIZ. I BELIEVE THAT CTLR TRNING WAS PROBABLY IN PROGRESS AND THE STUDENT LOST THE PICTURE. THE AIRSPACE OVER WASHINGTON WAS UNUSUALLY HEAVY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.

While following vectors and at assigned altitude, reporter had near midair collision with another air carrier jet.