Air carrier widebody transport and VFR traffic experience possible near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	133682
Time
Date	199001
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cri
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	133682
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

When we leveled off at 5000 and a few mi southwest of cri tracking the 223 radial on the 'breezy point' climb, departure control radar advised us of VFR traffic at 1 O'clock at 5500 who had us in sight and was talking to ny radar. We did not initially see the traffic because of hazy visibility but about 1 min later the VFR traffic suddenly appeared at 12 O'clock coming directly at us. We descended slightly (about 150-200) to evade VFR traffic because we were not sure of its altitude. Visually, it looked like less than 500 vertical separation. The VFR seemed to be tracking inbound on the cri 223 radial. Controller should have given vectors to us to provide lateral separation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB AND VFR TRAFFIC EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE NMAC.

Narrative: WHEN WE LEVELED OFF AT 5000 AND A FEW MI SW OF CRI TRACKING THE 223 RADIAL ON THE 'BREEZY POINT' CLIMB, DEP CTL RADAR ADVISED US OF VFR TFC AT 1 O'CLOCK AT 5500 WHO HAD US IN SIGHT AND WAS TALKING TO NY RADAR. WE DID NOT INITIALLY SEE THE TFC BECAUSE OF HAZY VISIBILITY BUT ABOUT 1 MIN LATER THE VFR TFC SUDDENLY APPEARED AT 12 O'CLOCK COMING DIRECTLY AT US. WE DESCENDED SLIGHTLY (ABOUT 150-200) TO EVADE VFR TFC BECAUSE WE WERE NOT SURE OF ITS ALT. VISUALLY, IT LOOKED LIKE LESS THAN 500 VERTICAL SEPARATION. THE VFR SEEMED TO BE TRACKING INBND ON THE CRI 223 RADIAL. CTLR SHOULD HAVE GIVEN VECTORS TO US TO PROVIDE LATERAL SEPARATION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.