Departure climbing traffic a giv narrowly misses a descending C210 while departure lgb. The C210 was most likely on the VFR transition route through the lax basin.

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Attributes
ACN	417008
Time
Date	199809
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sna
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	controller military : 12 controller radar : 12 flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	417008
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 20 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We had just taken off from long beach for ruidoso. At 5000 ft turning south, we were cleared to climb to 6000 ft. In the climb, we got a sudden TCASII advisory and rapidly an RA. The pilot initiated a hard left turn. I looked out the window and a C210 was in a descent aimed right at us. It was mixed clouds. It was virtually a head-on collision save for the turn by both aircraft. The controllers had cleared this plane to descend and also cleared us to climb. The TCASII saved our lives clearly. Also clearly, the controller nearly cost it. My company, for fear of publicity, will not file a complaint with the FAA. This has received no attention locally and will certainly happen again. It is regrettable that this is the only avenue I have for reporting this and still be able to keep my job. These things happen pretty frequently over socal which reflect the amount of traffic and also the caliber of the ATC. We did call the office for the controling authority/authorized during the flight and spoke with a supervisor and she did contact our chief pilot, but that is the extent of the action that I know to have been conducted. Those distances are accurate I believe. It was very, very close. I believe the situation warrants more than this report, but I feel that nothing will be done regardless.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEP CLBING TFC A GIV NARROWLY MISSES A DSNDING C210 WHILE DEP LGB. THE C210 WAS MOST LIKELY ON THE VFR TRANSITION RTE THROUGH THE LAX BASIN.

Narrative: WE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM LONG BEACH FOR RUIDOSO. AT 5000 FT TURNING S, WE WERE CLRED TO CLB TO 6000 FT. IN THE CLB, WE GOT A SUDDEN TCASII ADVISORY AND RAPIDLY AN RA. THE PLT INITIATED A HARD L TURN. I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND A C210 WAS IN A DSCNT AIMED RIGHT AT US. IT WAS MIXED CLOUDS. IT WAS VIRTUALLY A HEAD-ON COLLISION SAVE FOR THE TURN BY BOTH ACFT. THE CTLRS HAD CLRED THIS PLANE TO DSND AND ALSO CLRED US TO CLB. THE TCASII SAVED OUR LIVES CLRLY. ALSO CLRLY, THE CTLR NEARLY COST IT. MY COMPANY, FOR FEAR OF PUBLICITY, WILL NOT FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE FAA. THIS HAS RECEIVED NO ATTN LOCALLY AND WILL CERTAINLY HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS REGRETTABLE THAT THIS IS THE ONLY AVENUE I HAVE FOR RPTING THIS AND STILL BE ABLE TO KEEP MY JOB. THESE THINGS HAPPEN PRETTY FREQUENTLY OVER SOCAL WHICH REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF TFC AND ALSO THE CALIBER OF THE ATC. WE DID CALL THE OFFICE FOR THE CTLING AUTH DURING THE FLT AND SPOKE WITH A SUPVR AND SHE DID CONTACT OUR CHIEF PLT, BUT THAT IS THE EXTENT OF THE ACTION THAT I KNOW TO HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED. THOSE DISTANCES ARE ACCURATE I BELIEVE. IT WAS VERY, VERY CLOSE. I BELIEVE THE SIT WARRANTS MORE THAN THIS RPT, BUT I FEEL THAT NOTHING WILL BE DONE REGARDLESS.

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.