Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	249459
Time
Date	199308
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sbj
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3800 msl bound upper : 3800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	249459
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
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:

The takeoff and climb were normal and uneventful. I turned toward the VOR as I climbed and was in the process of setting up my navigation radios. I then attempted to contact approach and was told to standby. I then decided to wait to talk to the next sector and was in the process of looking up the next frequency when I saw the aircraft below me and to my left. The rest of the flight was smooth and uneventful. I almost did not see him and he more than likely did not see me. I believe the reason that I did not see him was the position of my nose in the climb and the fact I was busy looking up the radio frequency. The solution to this is clear. The cockpit is a busy place and cockpit organization is key to a safe flight. I should have looked up the correct frequency before I left the ground and that would have given me a better opportunity to scan for other traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: THE TKOF AND CLB WERE NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. I TURNED TOWARD THE VOR AS I CLBED AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP MY NAV RADIOS. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT APCH AND WAS TOLD TO STANDBY. I THEN DECIDED TO WAIT TO TALK TO THE NEXT SECTOR AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING UP THE NEXT FREQ WHEN I SAW THE ACFT BELOW ME AND TO MY L. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS SMOOTH AND UNEVENTFUL. I ALMOST DID NOT SEE HIM AND HE MORE THAN LIKELY DID NOT SEE ME. I BELIEVE THE REASON THAT I DID NOT SEE HIM WAS THE POS OF MY NOSE IN THE CLB AND THE FACT I WAS BUSY LOOKING UP THE RADIO FREQ. THE SOLUTION TO THIS IS CLR. THE COCKPIT IS A BUSY PLACE AND COCKPIT ORGANIZATION IS KEY TO A SAFE FLT. I SHOULD HAVE LOOKED UP THE CORRECT FREQ BEFORE I LEFT THE GND AND THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO SCAN FOR OTHER TFC.

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.