Light transport has near midair collision with small transport.

Attributes
ACN	254416
Time
Date	199310
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fpo
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fpo artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	254416
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

A very near miss with opposite direction traffic occurred 30 NM southwest of freeport, bahamas. We were on a heading of 090 degrees to intercept BR66V into fpo. We were descending from 11000 ft through 4500 ft to 4000 ft. VMC conditions were prevalent. As we passed 4500 ft, I saw the opposite direction pass off our left wing 50 ft above and 100 ft to the left of our wing. Neither aircraft made any attempt to move. We had no time to move! They the same, or they never saw us. We did have our landing lights on and had just been switched from ZMA to fpo approach control. This was a non-radar environment. Both aircraft were exactly where each was legal to be. Only TCASII or radar would have averted this situation. It just goes to show how much the crews and passenger are worth to the FAA, TCASII-speaking. Maybe aircraft should not be given off airway rtes in non-radar environments.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT HAS NMAC WITH SMT.

Narrative: A VERY NEAR MISS WITH OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC OCCURRED 30 NM SW OF FREEPORT, BAHAMAS. WE WERE ON A HDG OF 090 DEGS TO INTERCEPT BR66V INTO FPO. WE WERE DSNDING FROM 11000 FT THROUGH 4500 FT TO 4000 FT. VMC CONDITIONS WERE PREVALENT. AS WE PASSED 4500 FT, I SAW THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION PASS OFF OUR L WING 50 FT ABOVE AND 100 FT TO THE L OF OUR WING. NEITHER ACFT MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO MOVE. WE HAD NO TIME TO MOVE! THEY THE SAME, OR THEY NEVER SAW US. WE DID HAVE OUR LNDG LIGHTS ON AND HAD JUST BEEN SWITCHED FROM ZMA TO FPO APCH CTL. THIS WAS A NON-RADAR ENVIRONMENT. BOTH ACFT WERE EXACTLY WHERE EACH WAS LEGAL TO BE. ONLY TCASII OR RADAR WOULD HAVE AVERTED THIS SIT. IT JUST GOES TO SHOW HOW MUCH THE CREWS AND PAX ARE WORTH TO THE FAA, TCASII-SPEAKING. MAYBE ACFT SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN OFF AIRWAY RTES IN NON-RADAR ENVIRONMENTS.

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.