Cargo flight at cruise has near midair collision with small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	208327
Time
Date	199204
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pmd
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : edw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	208327
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 5
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During scan into sun in hazy conditions, while talking with edwards approach, an small aircraft crossed my nose right to left within 50 ft. There was no time for corrective action. Edwards was immediately notified. Their primary radar was inoperative and they were only picking up transponder equipped aircraft. That aircraft was heading southeast and at an inappropriate altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO FLT AT CRUISE HAS NMAC WITH SMA.

Narrative: DURING SCAN INTO SUN IN HAZY CONDITIONS, WHILE TALKING WITH EDWARDS APCH, AN SMA CROSSED MY NOSE R TO L WITHIN 50 FT. THERE WAS NO TIME FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. EDWARDS WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED. THEIR PRIMARY RADAR WAS INOP AND THEY WERE ONLY PICKING UP TRANSPONDER EQUIPPED ACFT. THAT ACFT WAS HDG SE AND AT AN INAPPROPRIATE ALT.

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.