Near midair collision between mdt and small aircraft inside gso area.

Attributes
ACN	128402
Time
Date	198911
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : gso
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
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 : 2700 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	128402
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departed winston-salem, nc, on a regular scheduled flight. Mdt X contacting departure control (gso). We were cleared to climb from 2500' to 4000', and direct clt. While climbing through 3200' MSL, ATC advised traffic at 1 O'clock. While both the first officer and I were watching for traffic, the first officer (who was flying the aircraft) spotted the traffic at our 11:30 position. (The traffic was in my blind spot, caused by a windshield post.) the small aircraft Y (traffic watch) when first spotted was in a left bank toward our aircraft. The first officer immediately initiated a pull-up to avoid the aircraft. I observed small aircraft Y roll out of his bank and he passed off our left wing, approximately 300-500', at about our same altitude. The air traffic controller immediately apologized for her mistake. I feel ATC should have advised us of our distance sep when she first pointed out the traffic to us. We should have never been cleared to 4000' with traffic that close.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN MDT AND SMA INSIDE GSO AREA.

Narrative: DEPARTED WINSTON-SALEM, NC, ON A REGULAR SCHEDULED FLT. MDT X CONTACTING DEP CTL (GSO). WE WERE CLRED TO CLB FROM 2500' TO 4000', AND DIRECT CLT. WHILE CLBING THROUGH 3200' MSL, ATC ADVISED TFC AT 1 O'CLOCK. WHILE BOTH THE F/O AND I WERE WATCHING FOR TFC, THE F/O (WHO WAS FLYING THE ACFT) SPOTTED THE TFC AT OUR 11:30 POS. (THE TFC WAS IN MY BLIND SPOT, CAUSED BY A WINDSHIELD POST.) THE SMA Y (TFC WATCH) WHEN FIRST SPOTTED WAS IN A LEFT BANK TOWARD OUR ACFT. THE F/O IMMEDIATELY INITIATED A PULL-UP TO AVOID THE ACFT. I OBSERVED SMA Y ROLL OUT OF HIS BANK AND HE PASSED OFF OUR LEFT WING, APPROX 300-500', AT ABOUT OUR SAME ALT. THE AIR TFC CTLR IMMEDIATELY APOLOGIZED FOR HER MISTAKE. I FEEL ATC SHOULD HAVE ADVISED US OF OUR DISTANCE SEP WHEN SHE FIRST POINTED OUT THE TFC TO US. WE SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN CLRED TO 4000' WITH TFC THAT CLOSE.

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.