Potential conflict between arrival departure opposite direction traffic.

Attributes
ACN	228111
Time
Date	199212
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vld
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5300 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : vld
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7600 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	228111
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On climb out departure advised small aircraft traffic at 12 O'clock 8 mi 5500 ft. Not in sight. Shortly after, departure advised same traffic 11 O'clock 6 mi 5500 ft. We were cleared up to 10000 ft. Departure advised small aircraft at 11 O'clock 2 mi. Still not in sight. 10-15 seconds later we sighted small aircraft at our altitude (approximately 5000-5500 MSL) about 1/4 mi off our left side. Neither aircraft reported seeing the other until passing. Had we been 1/4 mi over, we would have hit the other aircraft. I believe the controller was in error for not assigning diverging headings or stopping our climb until traffic sighted. I don't believe we were protected at all except by luck.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT BTWN ARR DEP OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT DEP ADVISED SMA TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK 8 MI 5500 FT. NOT IN SIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER, DEP ADVISED SAME TFC 11 O'CLOCK 6 MI 5500 FT. WE WERE CLRED UP TO 10000 FT. DEP ADVISED SMA AT 11 O'CLOCK 2 MI. STILL NOT IN SIGHT. 10-15 SECONDS LATER WE SIGHTED SMA AT OUR ALT (APPROX 5000-5500 MSL) ABOUT 1/4 MI OFF OUR L SIDE. NEITHER ACFT RPTED SEEING THE OTHER UNTIL PASSING. HAD WE BEEN 1/4 MI OVER, WE WOULD HAVE HIT THE OTHER ACFT. I BELIEVE THE CTLR WAS IN ERROR FOR NOT ASSIGNING DIVERGING HDGS OR STOPPING OUR CLB UNTIL TFC SIGHTED. I DON'T BELIEVE WE WERE PROTECTED AT ALL EXCEPT BY LUCK.

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.