Near midair collision between air carrier-medium large transport and small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	90577
Time
Date	198806
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ccr
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4600 msl bound upper : 4600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : suu
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	90577
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were intercepting the 071 degree right outbnd on the buchanan SID out of ccr. I observed a high wing single engine aircraft approaching head on and slightly right of the nose. I increased my climb significantly and banked left. He appeared to be in a descent and also turning left, as if he had also seen us. As he passed, travis departure issued a traffic advisory, '12 O'clock, less than a mile, 4600.' that was our altitude also as he passed. Travis handed us off to oak at that time, and we mentioned how close it had been to travis. A few mins later I switched back to travis and asked if he had that traffic, including altitude, for any length of time. His reply was no altitude squawk until just before he made the advisory. Ccr is a busy area, and our situation was complicated by a busy SID with a left and right climbing 180 degree turn due to winds at ccr and the position of the VOR (departed runway 14). We had discussed how nice a left turn on course would be prior to departure, but should have tried to set that up with the tower prior to launch.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN ACR-MLG AND SMA.

Narrative: WE WERE INTERCEPTING THE 071 DEG R OUTBND ON THE BUCHANAN SID OUT OF CCR. I OBSERVED A HIGH WING SINGLE ENG ACFT APCHING HEAD ON AND SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF THE NOSE. I INCREASED MY CLB SIGNIFICANTLY AND BANKED LEFT. HE APPEARED TO BE IN A DSCNT AND ALSO TURNING LEFT, AS IF HE HAD ALSO SEEN US. AS HE PASSED, TRAVIS DEP ISSUED A TFC ADVISORY, '12 O'CLOCK, LESS THAN A MILE, 4600.' THAT WAS OUR ALT ALSO AS HE PASSED. TRAVIS HANDED US OFF TO OAK AT THAT TIME, AND WE MENTIONED HOW CLOSE IT HAD BEEN TO TRAVIS. A FEW MINS LATER I SWITCHED BACK TO TRAVIS AND ASKED IF HE HAD THAT TFC, INCLUDING ALT, FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. HIS REPLY WAS NO ALT SQUAWK UNTIL JUST BEFORE HE MADE THE ADVISORY. CCR IS A BUSY AREA, AND OUR SITUATION WAS COMPLICATED BY A BUSY SID WITH A LEFT AND RIGHT CLBING 180 DEG TURN DUE TO WINDS AT CCR AND THE POS OF THE VOR (DEPARTED RWY 14). WE HAD DISCUSSED HOW NICE A LEFT TURN ON COURSE WOULD BE PRIOR TO DEP, BUT SHOULD HAVE TRIED TO SET THAT UP WITH THE TWR PRIOR TO LAUNCH.

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.