Potential conflict. Visual contact.

Attributes
ACN	294976
Time
Date	199501
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9600 msl bound upper : 10400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl tracon : gso
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	294676
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 800
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On climb out of gso we were given normal heading and altitude from approach. (290 degree heading, climb to 10000 ft). As we were passing 9000 ft, approach advised VFR traffic 12 O'clock, same direction at 10400 ft. As we watched the aircraft he appeared to be lower than reported altitude so I leveled at 9600 ft. (We were overtaking the aircraft very fast.) during this procedure we were handed over to ZTL who instructed us to climb to 14000 ft. We refused climb and advised center of the aircraft at 12 O'clock 1/2 - 1 mi and at 10400 ft. He then repeated climb clearance. Again we advised him of traffic and said we were deviating left to avoid conflict. Center then said they had the traffic and told us to deviate right, climb to 14000 ft. Had we deviated right, the aircraft would have been a conflict. We continued VFR separation until passing the aircraft then proceeded with the climb instruction. In hindsight, I'm glad approach pointed out traffic as they handed us off to center, otherwise we might not have seen the aircraft and blindly followed center instructions and climbed into or too close to the other plane. Thumbs up for approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT. VISUAL CONTACT.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT OF GSO WE WERE GIVEN NORMAL HDG AND ALT FROM APCH. (290 DEG HDG, CLB TO 10000 FT). AS WE WERE PASSING 9000 FT, APCH ADVISED VFR TFC 12 O'CLOCK, SAME DIRECTION AT 10400 FT. AS WE WATCHED THE ACFT HE APPEARED TO BE LOWER THAN RPTED ALT SO I LEVELED AT 9600 FT. (WE WERE OVERTAKING THE ACFT VERY FAST.) DURING THIS PROC WE WERE HANDED OVER TO ZTL WHO INSTRUCTED US TO CLB TO 14000 FT. WE REFUSED CLB AND ADVISED CTR OF THE ACFT AT 12 O'CLOCK 1/2 - 1 MI AND AT 10400 FT. HE THEN REPEATED CLB CLRNC. AGAIN WE ADVISED HIM OF TFC AND SAID WE WERE DEVIATING L TO AVOID CONFLICT. CTR THEN SAID THEY HAD THE TFC AND TOLD US TO DEVIATE R, CLB TO 14000 FT. HAD WE DEVIATED R, THE ACFT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CONFLICT. WE CONTINUED VFR SEPARATION UNTIL PASSING THE ACFT THEN PROCEEDED WITH THE CLB INSTRUCTION. IN HINDSIGHT, I'M GLAD APCH POINTED OUT TFC AS THEY HANDED US OFF TO CTR, OTHERWISE WE MIGHT NOT HAVE SEEN THE ACFT AND BLINDLY FOLLOWED CTR INSTRUCTIONS AND CLBED INTO OR TOO CLOSE TO THE OTHER PLANE. THUMBS UP FOR APCH.

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.