Light transport commuter has near midair collision with small aircraft on approach to ewr.

Attributes
ACN	247347
Time
Date	199307
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : n90
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 255 flight time total : 2850 flight time type : 470
ASRS Report	247347
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Approximately 10 NM on huo 207 degree radial en route to newark, new york approach called VFR traffic at 12 O'clock, 5500 ft unverified. With traffic not yet in sight, we requested turn away from traffic. Just then, the captain saw traffic, took aircraft control and turned slightly left and climbed. Traffic, a tan small aircraft, was at 12 O'clock, same altitude (6000 ft). I stated I had traffic and then resumed aircraft control. Small aircraft appeared to be climbing VFR. He was on a busy IFR arrival route over huo VOR so maybe the standard arrival routings and altitude can be published and distributed to local new york/new jersey airports.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT COMMUTER HAS NMAC WITH SMA ON APCH TO EWR.

Narrative: APPROX 10 NM ON HUO 207 DEG RADIAL ENRTE TO NEWARK, NEW YORK APCH CALLED VFR TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK, 5500 FT UNVERIFIED. WITH TFC NOT YET IN SIGHT, WE REQUESTED TURN AWAY FROM TFC. JUST THEN, THE CAPT SAW TFC, TOOK ACFT CTL AND TURNED SLIGHTLY L AND CLBED. TFC, A TAN SMA, WAS AT 12 O'CLOCK, SAME ALT (6000 FT). I STATED I HAD TFC AND THEN RESUMED ACFT CTL. SMA APPEARED TO BE CLBING VFR. HE WAS ON A BUSY IFR ARR RTE OVER HUO VOR SO MAYBE THE STANDARD ARR ROUTINGS AND ALT CAN BE PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED TO LCL NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY ARPTS.

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.