Proximity of another aircraft called as traffic on IFR climbout.

Attributes
ACN	109797
Time
Date	198904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cmk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
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 : 9000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	109797
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On departure from ewr, departure control called mdt traffic at 2 O'clock at 9000'. We had the traffic and were cleared to climb to 10000' with visibility sep on traffic. Going through 9000', he was closer than I considered comfortable and the actual distance between us was difficult to estimate. No evasive action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROX OF ANOTHER ACFT CALLED AS TRAFFIC ON IFR CLIMBOUT.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM EWR, DEP CTL CALLED MDT TFC AT 2 O'CLOCK AT 9000'. WE HAD THE TFC AND WERE CLRED TO CLB TO 10000' WITH VIS SEP ON TFC. GOING THROUGH 9000', HE WAS CLOSER THAN I CONSIDERED COMFORTABLE AND THE ACTUAL DISTANCE BTWN US WAS DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE. NO 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.