Close proximity charter-small transport GA-small aircraft 15 miles south of rbl.

Attributes
ACN	165154
Time
Date	199012
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rbl airport : rbf
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mwa
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zoa
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	165154
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Climbing south of red bluff with setting sun at my 1 O'clock. First saw other aircraft as it crossed my nose in a steep left turn, passing from my right to left. Although I was scanning, I never saw him, as he was, I assume, directly up-sun from me. It was an small aircraft, I think, silver. Center controller, when advised, said he saw nothing on scope, and this was verified in a later conversation with center area manager.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX CHARTER-SMT GA-SMA 15 MILES SOUTH OF RBL.

Narrative: CLBING S OF RED BLUFF WITH SETTING SUN AT MY 1 O'CLOCK. FIRST SAW OTHER ACFT AS IT CROSSED MY NOSE IN A STEEP LEFT TURN, PASSING FROM MY RIGHT TO LEFT. ALTHOUGH I WAS SCANNING, I NEVER SAW HIM, AS HE WAS, I ASSUME, DIRECTLY UP-SUN FROM ME. IT WAS AN SMA, I THINK, SILVER. CENTER CTLR, WHEN ADVISED, SAID HE SAW NOTHING ON SCOPE, AND THIS WAS VERIFIED IN A LATER CONVERSATION WITH CENTER AREA MGR.

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.