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

Attributes
ACN	93907
Time
Date	198809
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sax
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5700 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v249
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	93907
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Inbound to ewr, cleared to descend to cross 25 north of sparta VOR at 6000'. Captain (I) was flying and first officer was trying to get arrival information from company radio. I was inbound on 209 degree radial and leveling at 6000' when a low, fixed wing aircraft passed underneath us. It was heading about 150 degrees. I saw it after it passed under us and was flying away. First officer did not see it. It scared me and I guess separation at 400'. I asked boston center if they saw the aircraft. They did not. A minute later, they picked it up 2 mi away at 5700'. Lesson learned, get ATIS and company calls done before descent. No evasive action taken and no report filed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN ACR MLG AND GA SMA.

Narrative: INBND TO EWR, CLRED TO DSND TO CROSS 25 N OF SPARTA VOR AT 6000'. CAPT (I) WAS FLYING AND F/O WAS TRYING TO GET ARR INFO FROM COMPANY RADIO. I WAS INBND ON 209 DEG RADIAL AND LEVELING AT 6000' WHEN A LOW, FIXED WING ACFT PASSED UNDERNEATH US. IT WAS HDG ABOUT 150 DEGS. I SAW IT AFTER IT PASSED UNDER US AND WAS FLYING AWAY. F/O DID NOT SEE IT. IT SCARED ME AND I GUESS SEPARATION AT 400'. I ASKED BOSTON CTR IF THEY SAW THE ACFT. THEY DID NOT. A MINUTE LATER, THEY PICKED IT UP 2 MI AWAY AT 5700'. LESSON LEARNED, GET ATIS AND COMPANY CALLS DONE BEFORE DSCNT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN AND NO RPT FILED.

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.