Narrative:

We were inbound to abq on the 006 right to abq VOR. Approximately 10 north of the VOR we were asked if we had the small aircraft traffic at 2 O'clock some distance ahead of us, 1000' below us. I pointed the traffic out to the captain. He acknowledged the traffic and that he had abq airport in sight. I relayed this to approach. Approach cleared us for the visual and told us to maintain sep from the small aircraft. While in our descent I felt we were getting too close to the small aircraft and pointed it out to the captain one more time. His response was 'oh that's the traffic they're talking about.' he then pushed the aircraft over and passed ahead of and below the small aircraft. As approach handed us off to tower, the pilot of the small aircraft aircraft made a comment about our proximity, but I didn't catch what all he had to say. In retrospect, I would have to say the captain did not have the other aircraft in sight. When pointing out another aircraft to the other pilot, make sure you're both looking at the same aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX ACR-MLG GA-SMA SAM DIRECTION.

Narrative: WE WERE INBND TO ABQ ON THE 006 R TO ABQ VOR. APPROX 10 N OF THE VOR WE WERE ASKED IF WE HAD THE SMA TFC AT 2 O'CLOCK SOME DISTANCE AHEAD OF US, 1000' BELOW US. I POINTED THE TFC OUT TO THE CAPT. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE TFC AND THAT HE HAD ABQ ARPT IN SIGHT. I RELAYED THIS TO APCH. APCH CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL AND TOLD US TO MAINTAIN SEP FROM THE SMA. WHILE IN OUR DSNT I FELT WE WERE GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE SMA AND POINTED IT OUT TO THE CAPT ONE MORE TIME. HIS RESPONSE WAS 'OH THAT'S THE TFC THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.' HE THEN PUSHED THE ACFT OVER AND PASSED AHEAD OF AND BELOW THE SMA. AS APCH HANDED US OFF TO TWR, THE PLT OF THE SMA ACFT MADE A COMMENT ABOUT OUR PROX, BUT I DIDN'T CATCH WHAT ALL HE HAD TO SAY. IN RETROSPECT, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THE CAPT DID NOT HAVE THE OTHER ACFT IN SIGHT. WHEN POINTING OUT ANOTHER ACFT TO THE OTHER PLT, MAKE SURE YOU'RE BOTH LOOKING AT THE SAME ACFT.

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.