Narrative:

I was captain and the PF on IFR departure from mcc. We were climbing out on 165 degree heading at 245 KIAS and 3500 FPM, talking to departure control. We saw traffic above us at 12 O'clock. Passing 6500' I decided we were going to be much too close and retarded the power levers and initiated a left turn to avoid. Almost simultaneously the departure controller issued a call to level at 6000' for opp direction traffic at 7000', followed by a call to turn to 090 degree heading. As a twin turbo-propeller filled the windscreen, I steepened my turn to a 90 degree angle of bank and pulled the nose down and away from the other aircraft. Perhaps the approach controller received the aircraft on a late handoff--I do not know--but he was significantly behind the situation and in instrument meteorological conditions, there would have been a collision! See and avoid worked! The performance of our aircraft was not unusual in that this flight leaves every weekday with the same aircraft type, and usually at very light gross weights, so the speed and good rate of climb were quite normal.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX ACR-LGT COMMUTER-SMT NEAR MCC.

Narrative: I WAS CAPT AND THE PF ON IFR DEP FROM MCC. WE WERE CLBING OUT ON 165 DEG HDG AT 245 KIAS AND 3500 FPM, TALKING TO DEP CTL. WE SAW TFC ABOVE US AT 12 O'CLOCK. PASSING 6500' I DECIDED WE WERE GOING TO BE MUCH TOO CLOSE AND RETARDED THE PWR LEVERS AND INITIATED A LEFT TURN TO AVOID. ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY THE DEP CTLR ISSUED A CALL TO LEVEL AT 6000' FOR OPP DIRECTION TFC AT 7000', FOLLOWED BY A CALL TO TURN TO 090 DEG HDG. AS A TWIN TURBO-PROP FILLED THE WINDSCREEN, I STEEPENED MY TURN TO A 90 DEG ANGLE OF BANK AND PULLED THE NOSE DOWN AND AWAY FROM THE OTHER ACFT. PERHAPS THE APCH CTLR RECEIVED THE ACFT ON A LATE HDOF--I DO NOT KNOW--BUT HE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND THE SITUATION AND IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION! SEE AND AVOID WORKED! THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR ACFT WAS NOT UNUSUAL IN THAT THIS FLT LEAVES EVERY WEEKDAY WITH THE SAME ACFT TYPE, AND USUALLY AT VERY LIGHT GROSS WTS, SO THE SPD AND GOOD RATE OF CLB WERE QUITE NORMAL.

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.