B757-200 and BE18 had less than standard separation in wri class C airspace.

Attributes
ACN	497510
Time
Date	200101
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : rbv.vortac
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : wri.milfac
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Twin Beech 18
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	497510
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action other
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Traffic conflict. In contact with mcguire approach at 6000 ft when a light aircraft registration n-abcd was at our altitude and headed toward us apparently not in contact with mcguire. Turn initiated by ATC. We had him on TCASII with no TA/RA. Closest proximity 2 1/2 - 3 NM, co-altitude, to 200 ft difference.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 AND BE18 HAD LTSS IN WRI CLASS C AIRSPACE.

Narrative: TFC CONFLICT. IN CONTACT WITH MCGUIRE APCH AT 6000 FT WHEN A LIGHT ACFT REGISTRATION N-ABCD WAS AT OUR ALT AND HEADED TOWARD US APPARENTLY NOT IN CONTACT WITH MCGUIRE. TURN INITIATED BY ATC. WE HAD HIM ON TCASII WITH NO TA/RA. CLOSEST PROX 2 1/2 - 3 NM, CO-ALT, TO 200 FT DIFFERENCE.

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.