Narrative:

After departure psp on a heading of 300 degree. Departure control issued a heading of 360 degree. During turn to 360 degree passing through 330 degree and climbing through 4000', captain took aircraft. Aircraft was on autoplt and I was monitoring climb and heading change. Captain made a 30 degree bank turn to the left and a slight descent. As I looked up, I saw a small aircraft small aircraft passing off to our right. At very close proximity. Departure control was notified of our near miss situation. We were advised by ATC controller that after mishap occurred, he did not have the other aircraft on radar. If this was true, and other aircraft was not transponder equipped, then we have a sad state of affairs. I feel all aircraft should be transponder equipped. No exceptions! Supplemental information from acn #85993: filed near midair report.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN DEPARTING ACR MLG AND SMA.

Narrative: AFTER DEP PSP ON A HEADING OF 300 DEG. DEP CONTROL ISSUED A HEADING OF 360 DEG. DURING TURN TO 360 DEG PASSING THROUGH 330 DEG AND CLIMBING THROUGH 4000', CAPT TOOK ACFT. ACFT WAS ON AUTOPLT AND I WAS MONITORING CLIMB AND HEADING CHANGE. CAPT MADE A 30 DEG BANK TURN TO THE LEFT AND A SLIGHT DESCENT. AS I LOOKED UP, I SAW A SMALL ACFT SMA PASSING OFF TO OUR RIGHT. AT VERY CLOSE PROX. DEP CTL WAS NOTIFIED OF OUR NEAR MISS SITUATION. WE WERE ADVISED BY ATC CTLR THAT AFTER MISHAP OCCURRED, HE DID NOT HAVE THE OTHER ACFT ON RADAR. IF THIS WAS TRUE, AND OTHER ACFT WAS NOT TRANSPONDER EQUIPPED, THEN WE HAVE A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS. I FEEL ALL ACFT SHOULD BE TRANSPONDER EQUIPPED. NO EXCEPTIONS! SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN #85993: FILED NEAR MIDAIR REPORT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.