Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	202118
Time
Date	199202
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rdg
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 32000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rdg tower : ewr
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	202118
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Reading approach was busy on this day. I was monitoring approach frequency and at 15 DME southeast I called them with my location, altitude and intentions. They asked me to call back at 10 DME. Upon calling back at 10 DME I was given a squawk code and asked to identify. After my call another aircraft called at 10 DME east approximately 2 mi to my right wing. Level with me. Approach also gave this aircraft a squawk and then vectored this aircraft towards my position. They asked him to descend to 2200 MSL. I was at 2800 MSL. They called traffic to him (me) but never informed me. He informed approach that traffic was in sight. I climbed to 3200 MSL to avoid being closer to him as he passed directly under my aircraft. Rdg approach never called this traffic to me. I did see him from the time he first called his position to approach. At this point I was now 6 DME to rdg airport. Approach handed me off to tower. Before leaving approach frequency I informed approach of my dissatisfaction with their handling of me. Upon landing approach controller called me to apologize. I am familiar with this airport and feel that they should have rted traffic to flow better into the airport I feel that one of us should have been vectored in a way to allow for more separation than what took place. Had I not been paying attention and the other pilot not fully aware of what he was doing this could have been a catastrophic experience!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: READING APCH WAS BUSY ON THIS DAY. I WAS MONITORING APCH FREQ AND AT 15 DME SE I CALLED THEM WITH MY LOCATION, ALT AND INTENTIONS. THEY ASKED ME TO CALL BACK AT 10 DME. UPON CALLING BACK AT 10 DME I WAS GIVEN A SQUAWK CODE AND ASKED TO IDENT. AFTER MY CALL ANOTHER ACFT CALLED AT 10 DME E APPROX 2 MI TO MY R WING. LEVEL WITH ME. APCH ALSO GAVE THIS ACFT A SQUAWK AND THEN VECTORED THIS ACFT TOWARDS MY POS. THEY ASKED HIM TO DSND TO 2200 MSL. I WAS AT 2800 MSL. THEY CALLED TFC TO HIM (ME) BUT NEVER INFORMED ME. HE INFORMED APCH THAT TFC WAS IN SIGHT. I CLBED TO 3200 MSL TO AVOID BEING CLOSER TO HIM AS HE PASSED DIRECTLY UNDER MY ACFT. RDG APCH NEVER CALLED THIS TFC TO ME. I DID SEE HIM FROM THE TIME HE FIRST CALLED HIS POS TO APCH. AT THIS POINT I WAS NOW 6 DME TO RDG ARPT. APCH HANDED ME OFF TO TWR. BEFORE LEAVING APCH FREQ I INFORMED APCH OF MY DISSATISFACTION WITH THEIR HANDLING OF ME. UPON LNDG APCH CTLR CALLED ME TO APOLOGIZE. I AM FAMILIAR WITH THIS ARPT AND FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE RTED TFC TO FLOW BETTER INTO THE ARPT I FEEL THAT ONE OF US SHOULD HAVE BEEN VECTORED IN A WAY TO ALLOW FOR MORE SEPARATION THAN WHAT TOOK PLACE. HAD I NOT BEEN PAYING ATTN AND THE OTHER PLT NOT FULLY AWARE OF WHAT HE WAS DOING THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC EXPERIENCE!

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.