Climbing to 10000 has near midair collision with small aircraft operating 5100.

Attributes
ACN	100252
Time
Date	198812
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bvt
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5200 msl bound upper : 5300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : v227
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 1120
ASRS Report	100252
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were operating a reposition flight for air carrier. We were about 20 NM west of boiler VOR on the 271 degree radial and climbing out at 5200 MSL en route to 10000 when an small aircraft appeared at our 11 O'clock position, going northeast. He was coming out of the sun, so that was the soonest I observed him. He appeared to be about 200' horizontal in front and 100' vertical below at about 5100' in level flight. We were not in radar contact yet although talking to chicago center on our IFR plan. It did not require any evasive action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLIMBING TO 10000 HAS NMAC WITH SMA OPERATING 5100.

Narrative: WE WERE OPERATING A REPOSITION FLT FOR ACR. WE WERE ABOUT 20 NM W OF BOILER VOR ON THE 271 DEG RADIAL AND CLIMBING OUT AT 5200 MSL ENRTE TO 10000 WHEN AN SMA APPEARED AT OUR 11 O'CLOCK POSITION, GOING NE. HE WAS COMING OUT OF THE SUN, SO THAT WAS THE SOONEST I OBSERVED HIM. HE APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 200' HORIZ IN FRONT AND 100' VERT BELOW AT ABOUT 5100' IN LEVEL FLT. WE WERE NOT IN RADAR CONTACT YET ALTHOUGH TALKING TO CHICAGO CENTER ON OUR IFR PLAN. IT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY EVASIVE ACTION.

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.