Narrative:

On feb/xx/95, air carrier flight cc was en route from smf to sbp. The flight departed smf at XX15L. The first officer was the PF. After paso robles VOR we were cleared the 196 degree radial outbound and were level at 9000 ft MSL. While on the radial the captain reported to ZLA that the airport was in sight and requested a visual approach. We were cleared for the visual approach and began our descent. The WX was VFR. Center then advised traffic at our 11 O'clock position. The captain observed the traffic which was no factor. We made a VFR approach to runway 29 and landed. We then contacted sbp tower and lax, area manager at palmdale, via telephone as requested.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV LEAVING CRUISE ALT WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: ON FEB/XX/95, ACR FLT CC WAS ENRTE FROM SMF TO SBP. THE FLT DEPARTED SMF AT XX15L. THE FO WAS THE PF. AFTER PASO ROBLES VOR WE WERE CLRED THE 196 DEG RADIAL OUTBOUND AND WERE LEVEL AT 9000 FT MSL. WHILE ON THE RADIAL THE CAPT RPTED TO ZLA THAT THE ARPT WAS IN SIGHT AND REQUESTED A VISUAL APCH. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH AND BEGAN OUR DSCNT. THE WX WAS VFR. CTR THEN ADVISED TFC AT OUR 11 O'CLOCK POS. THE CAPT OBSERVED THE TFC WHICH WAS NO FACTOR. WE MADE A VFR APCH TO RWY 29 AND LANDED. WE THEN CONTACTED SBP TWR AND LAX, AREA MGR AT PALMDALE, VIA TELEPHONE AS REQUESTED.

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.