Air carrier X had near midair collision with VFR small aircraft Y.

Attributes
ACN	148609
Time
Date	199006
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eug
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3800 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : eug
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	148609
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 40 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Air carrier X departed runway 21 at the eugene airport, climbing to 9000'. Departure controller observed a VFR coded target flying from south to north approximately four mi southwest of the eugene airport. This aircraft was not in communication with ATC and was not displaying mode C altitude information. Traffic was issued to air carrier X and a right turn to the north was given. Shortly thereafter, the pilot of the air carrier X stated that the traffic was a yellow and white small aircraft Y and passed off his left wing about 40', same altitude. At that time the mode C on the air carrier X was changing from 3800' to 4000'. This type of incident is a continuing problem at facs/airports where communication with and/or control by ATC is not mandatory.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X HAD NMAC WITH VFR SMA Y.

Narrative: ACR X DEPARTED RWY 21 AT THE EUGENE ARPT, CLBING TO 9000'. DEP CTLR OBSERVED A VFR CODED TARGET FLYING FROM S TO N APPROX FOUR MI SW OF THE EUGENE ARPT. THIS ACFT WAS NOT IN COM WITH ATC AND WAS NOT DISPLAYING MODE C ALT INFO. TFC WAS ISSUED TO ACR X AND A R TURN TO THE N WAS GIVEN. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE PLT OF THE ACR X STATED THAT THE TFC WAS A YELLOW AND WHITE SMA Y AND PASSED OFF HIS L WING ABOUT 40', SAME ALT. AT THAT TIME THE MODE C ON THE ACR X WAS CHANGING FROM 3800' TO 4000'. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT IS A CONTINUING PROB AT FACS/ARPTS WHERE COM WITH AND/OR CTL BY ATC IS NOT MANDATORY.

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.