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

Attributes
ACN	93931
Time
Date	198809
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : teb airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7500
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	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	93931
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were northbound on vectors, cleared to descend from 8000' to 6000'. Passing 7000', encountered eastbound traffic (single engine retractable gear red/white light small aircraft) above us no more than 500'. We took evasive action by immediately increasing our descent rate. We notified ATC of near miss. Informed that aircraft was not under their control. Callback conversation with reporter revealed following information. Small aircraft was at proper altitude for direction flight and was not in any control areas. Also revealed TRACON was not talking to small aircraft or painting small aircraft on radar even after large transport crew reported small aircraft. No near midair collision filed with FAA but PIC was going to report it to company.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN ACR LGT AND GA SMA.

Narrative: WE WERE NBOUND ON VECTORS, CLRED TO DSND FROM 8000' TO 6000'. PASSING 7000', ENCOUNTERED EBND TFC (SINGLE ENG RETRACTABLE GEAR RED/WHITE LIGHT SMA) ABOVE US NO MORE THAN 500'. WE TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BY IMMEDIATELY INCREASING OUR DSCNT RATE. WE NOTIFIED ATC OF NEAR MISS. INFORMED THAT ACFT WAS NOT UNDER THEIR CONTROL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED FOLLOWING INFO. SMA WAS AT PROPER ALT FOR DIRECTION FLT AND WAS NOT IN ANY CTL AREAS. ALSO REVEALED TRACON WAS NOT TALKING TO SMA OR PAINTING SMA ON RADAR EVEN AFTER LGT CREW RPTED SMA. NO NMAC FILED WITH FAA BUT PIC WAS GOING TO RPT IT TO COMPANY.

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.