Close proximity air carrier-small transport GA-small aircraft northwest of sbp.

Attributes
ACN	151941
Time
Date	199007
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sbp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 350 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	151941
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I departed sbp straight out at 2500'. An small transport passed me in opp direction at approximately 2200'. After aircraft passed I heard aircraft tell tower negative contact on traffic. Tower replied he had passed traffic approximately 1 min earlier. I heard no previous messages from tower or aircraft to either of us concerning a conflict. Apparently ATC had contacted tower too late to warn anybody early enough. As close as we passed, it's unbelievable the airline crew didn't see me. Also hard to understand why they were so low on an airport approach at that distance. Sbp tower is in place because of a similar occurrence involving a collision, but there is still a problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX ACR-SMT GA-SMA NW OF SBP.

Narrative: I DEPARTED SBP STRAIGHT OUT AT 2500'. AN SMT PASSED ME IN OPP DIRECTION AT APPROX 2200'. AFTER ACFT PASSED I HEARD ACFT TELL TWR NEGATIVE CONTACT ON TFC. TWR REPLIED HE HAD PASSED TFC APPROX 1 MIN EARLIER. I HEARD NO PREVIOUS MESSAGES FROM TWR OR ACFT TO EITHER OF US CONCERNING A CONFLICT. APPARENTLY ATC HAD CONTACTED TWR TOO LATE TO WARN ANYBODY EARLY ENOUGH. AS CLOSE AS WE PASSED, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THE AIRLINE CREW DIDN'T SEE ME. ALSO HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WERE SO LOW ON AN ARPT APCH AT THAT DISTANCE. SBP TWR IS IN PLACE BECAUSE OF A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE INVOLVING A COLLISION, BUT THERE IS STILL A PROB.

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.