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

Attributes
ACN	92901
Time
Date	198808
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
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	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 13000
ASRS Report	92901
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 350
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Time XA30Z, north.Y. Departure control: 'cleared 12000'.' when climbing through 6500' north Y departure controller: 'traffic 12 O'clock 7500', expedite through 8000'.' large transport: 'we're doing the best we can, we're out of 8000'.' ny departure control: 'contact (next) frequency.' we checked in ny departure control: 'traffic 12 O'clock, less than 1 mi 8500'.' the first officer saw the small aircraft Z pass beneath us in an evasive diving turn. Ny departure control: 'didn't the last controller point the traffic out?' large transport: 'he told us to expedite through 8000' because of traffic at 7500'.' ny departure control: 'there were 2 planes, one at 7500' and one at 8500'.' miscom almost cut short an otherwise sensational day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN ACR-MLG AND KNOWN GA-SMA.

Narrative: TIME XA30Z, N.Y. DEP CTL: 'CLRED 12000'.' WHEN CLBING THROUGH 6500' N Y DEP CTLR: 'TFC 12 O'CLOCK 7500', EXPEDITE THROUGH 8000'.' LGT: 'WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN, WE'RE OUT OF 8000'.' NY DEP CTL: 'CONTACT (NEXT) FREQ.' WE CHKED IN NY DEP CTL: 'TFC 12 O'CLOCK, LESS THAN 1 MI 8500'.' THE F/O SAW THE SMA Z PASS BENEATH US IN AN EVASIVE DIVING TURN. NY DEP CTL: 'DIDN'T THE LAST CTLR POINT THE TFC OUT?' LGT: 'HE TOLD US TO EXPEDITE THROUGH 8000' BECAUSE OF TFC AT 7500'.' NY DEP CTL: 'THERE WERE 2 PLANES, ONE AT 7500' AND ONE AT 8500'.' MISCOM ALMOST CUT SHORT AN OTHERWISE SENSATIONAL DAY.

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.