Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	278666
Time
Date	199407
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : col airport : isp
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	278666
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 40
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

When about 10 south of jfk we were cleared direct to colt's neck VOR. We proceeded to col then to etx VOR. Near 39N we were almost struck on the left side by a C-152 at about the same altitude. He was heading approximately 030 degrees. We were headed about 290 degrees. We were at 2000 ft doing about 190 KIAS. We were in a BE90. I do much of my flying in the northeast, and it seems ZNY and ZBW delight in finding the most circuitous rtes possible. Flying mdt direct pvd you get pretty direct routing usually, but going wbound the route always goes pvd V146 put V146 baf V292 sages V408 lhy V93 dummr dir mdt or cxy. This routing usually adds 15 mins to the flight time as compared to the more direct route. Yesterday, I was fed up with the inflexibility of TRACON and center routing and chose to go direct VFR and could have been killed. I could not have gone higher due to ceiling in that area. I wish we could get some relief on the wbound rtes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: WHEN ABOUT 10 S OF JFK WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO COLT'S NECK VOR. WE PROCEEDED TO COL THEN TO ETX VOR. NEAR 39N WE WERE ALMOST STRUCK ON THE L SIDE BY A C-152 AT ABOUT THE SAME ALT. HE WAS HEADING APPROX 030 DEGS. WE WERE HEADED ABOUT 290 DEGS. WE WERE AT 2000 FT DOING ABOUT 190 KIAS. WE WERE IN A BE90. I DO MUCH OF MY FLYING IN THE NE, AND IT SEEMS ZNY AND ZBW DELIGHT IN FINDING THE MOST CIRCUITOUS RTES POSSIBLE. FLYING MDT DIRECT PVD YOU GET PRETTY DIRECT ROUTING USUALLY, BUT GOING WBOUND THE RTE ALWAYS GOES PVD V146 PUT V146 BAF V292 SAGES V408 LHY V93 DUMMR DIR MDT OR CXY. THIS ROUTING USUALLY ADDS 15 MINS TO THE FLT TIME AS COMPARED TO THE MORE DIRECT RTE. YESTERDAY, I WAS FED UP WITH THE INFLEXIBILITY OF TRACON AND CTR RTING AND CHOSE TO GO DIRECT VFR AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I COULD NOT HAVE GONE HIGHER DUE TO CEILING IN THAT AREA. I WISH WE COULD GET SOME RELIEF ON THE WBOUND RTES.

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.