Narrative:

While in a cruise climb in a be-58 barron, autoplt engaged, 140 KTS, 800-1000 FPM on a 240 degree heading. (Which at the time put the sun at 12 O'clock and about 20 degrees above the horizon). At the time nhz approach was working a P3 with an engine out on a PAR approach along with other IFR and VFR aircraft. The controller issued traffic to me 'traffic 12 to 1 O'clock, 1 mi opposite direction, altitude indicates 7700 ft.' (they were not talking to him) I looked in that direction, saw nothing but sun, disengaged the autoplt, then saw the aircraft, a pazt. (I was climbing through 7500 ft when the traffic was issued) the pazt was at 12 O'clock about 1/4 mi opposite direction and slightly higher than my aircraft. I applied quite a bit of nose down and right aileron to avoid the pazt. The aircraft passed over my nose and left wing with about 30-40 ft of vertical separation. The aztec made no apparent move and appeared to be in level cruise. I then continued my climb to 8000 ft. From the time the traffic was issued to the time of the event was no more than 10-15 seconds. Prior to the event, everything (navigation, autoplt, radios, etc.) in my aircraft was set, and my focus was outside the aircraft looking for traffic. The sun was a great restr to my visibility and the traffic was centered in the sun. I asked the controller why the traffic wasn't called sooner, the response was we were busy and he just 'popped-up.' no contact was made with the aztec. In my opinion, the controller was spread too thin, with the P-3 PAR approach and the other traffic in the area. 90 percent of his xmissions were to the P-3. If a final controller were used to run the PAR, traffic would have been issued earlier and the event avoided.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC - PLT CLBING INTO THE SUN HAS TFC POINTED OUT, BUT DOES NOT SEE IT UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT.

Narrative: WHILE IN A CRUISE CLB IN A BE-58 BARRON, AUTOPLT ENGAGED, 140 KTS, 800-1000 FPM ON A 240 DEG HDG. (WHICH AT THE TIME PUT THE SUN AT 12 O'CLOCK AND ABOUT 20 DEGS ABOVE THE HORIZON). AT THE TIME NHZ APCH WAS WORKING A P3 WITH AN ENG OUT ON A PAR APCH ALONG WITH OTHER IFR AND VFR ACFT. THE CTLR ISSUED TFC TO ME 'TFC 12 TO 1 O'CLOCK, 1 MI OPPOSITE DIRECTION, ALT INDICATES 7700 FT.' (THEY WERE NOT TALKING TO HIM) I LOOKED IN THAT DIRECTION, SAW NOTHING BUT SUN, DISENGAGED THE AUTOPLT, THEN SAW THE ACFT, A PAZT. (I WAS CLBING THROUGH 7500 FT WHEN THE TFC WAS ISSUED) THE PAZT WAS AT 12 O'CLOCK ABOUT 1/4 MI OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN MY ACFT. I APPLIED QUITE A BIT OF NOSE DOWN AND R AILERON TO AVOID THE PAZT. THE ACFT PASSED OVER MY NOSE AND L WING WITH ABOUT 30-40 FT OF VERT SEPARATION. THE AZTEC MADE NO APPARENT MOVE AND APPEARED TO BE IN LEVEL CRUISE. I THEN CONTINUED MY CLB TO 8000 FT. FROM THE TIME THE TFC WAS ISSUED TO THE TIME OF THE EVENT WAS NO MORE THAN 10-15 SECONDS. PRIOR TO THE EVENT, EVERYTHING (NAV, AUTOPLT, RADIOS, ETC.) IN MY ACFT WAS SET, AND MY FOCUS WAS OUTSIDE THE ACFT LOOKING FOR TFC. THE SUN WAS A GREAT RESTR TO MY VISIBILITY AND THE TFC WAS CTRED IN THE SUN. I ASKED THE CTLR WHY THE TFC WASN'T CALLED SOONER, THE RESPONSE WAS WE WERE BUSY AND HE JUST 'POPPED-UP.' NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE AZTEC. IN MY OPINION, THE CTLR WAS SPREAD TOO THIN, WITH THE P-3 PAR APCH AND THE OTHER TFC IN THE AREA. 90 PERCENT OF HIS XMISSIONS WERE TO THE P-3. IF A FINAL CTLR WERE USED TO RUN THE PAR, TFC WOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED EARLIER AND THE EVENT AVOIDED.

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.