Climbing mdt air carrier had near midair collision with small aircraft at 8500' MSL northwest of tus...

Attributes
ACN	167263
Time
Date	199101
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tus
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tus
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : tus
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	167263
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On climb out on the tus 5 departure, ATC advised us of traffic at 12 O'clock, less than 1 mi at 8500'. I looked down at my altimeter and we were approaching 8500' at a rate of 1500 FPM climb. I looked out window and saw traffic pass off left wing. Just prior to ATC pointing out traffic, a military was doing touch and goes at tus and requested an IFR clearance to phx, which I feel distracted the controller. He was asking military pilot numerous questions about his route of flight and altitude requested. I saw traffic about 10 mi prior, but assumed he was on ILS approach. We were on SID tracking well north of localizer course.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLIMBING MDT ACR HAD NMAC WITH SMA AT 8500' MSL NORTHWEST OF TUS.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT ON THE TUS 5 DEP, ATC ADVISED US OF TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK, LESS THAN 1 MI AT 8500'. I LOOKED DOWN AT MY ALTIMETER AND WE WERE APCHING 8500' AT A RATE OF 1500 FPM CLB. I LOOKED OUT WINDOW AND SAW TFC PASS OFF LEFT WING. JUST PRIOR TO ATC POINTING OUT TFC, A MIL WAS DOING TOUCH AND GOES AT TUS AND REQUESTED AN IFR CLRNC TO PHX, WHICH I FEEL DISTRACTED THE CTLR. HE WAS ASKING MIL PLT NUMEROUS QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS RTE OF FLT AND ALT REQUESTED. I SAW TFC ABOUT 10 MI PRIOR, BUT ASSUMED HE WAS ON ILS APCH. WE WERE ON SID TRACKING WELL N OF LOC COURSE.

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.