Cargo flight inbound told that departing aircraft, turning toward him, had aircraft in sight. Evasiv...

Attributes
ACN	135458
Time
Date	199001
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : teb
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : teb
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	135458
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 800 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Night cargo flight returning to teb. Clear VFR night, calm winds. Teb is noise abatement confign, landing 01, departing 19. Visibility approach on left box for 01. 2 aircraft departing 19 making right turns swbnd. First aircraft airborne was given traffic (us) and reported traffic insight. Advised by tower to maintain visibility sep. I told tower that we did not have traffic in sight, even though he had his landing lights on we didn't see them against the background of ground lights. I believe he was actually in a field of parking lot lights of similar color/brightness with little relative motion as was climbing toward us. Slight evasive action was taken by both aircraft. Suspicions that he had not been paying attention to maintaining visibility sep.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO FLT INBOUND TOLD THAT DEPARTING ACFT, TURNING TOWARD HIM, HAD ACFT IN SIGHT. EVASIVE ACTION REQUIRED.

Narrative: NIGHT CARGO FLT RETURNING TO TEB. CLR VFR NIGHT, CALM WINDS. TEB IS NOISE ABATEMENT CONFIGN, LNDG 01, DEPARTING 19. VIS APCH ON LEFT BOX FOR 01. 2 ACFT DEPARTING 19 MAKING RIGHT TURNS SWBND. FIRST ACFT AIRBORNE WAS GIVEN TFC (US) AND RPTED TFC INSIGHT. ADVISED BY TWR TO MAINTAIN VIS SEP. I TOLD TWR THAT WE DID NOT HAVE TFC IN SIGHT, EVEN THOUGH HE HAD HIS LNDG LIGHTS ON WE DIDN'T SEE THEM AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF GND LIGHTS. I BELIEVE HE WAS ACTUALLY IN A FIELD OF PARKING LOT LIGHTS OF SIMILAR COLOR/BRIGHTNESS WITH LITTLE RELATIVE MOTION AS WAS CLBING TOWARD US. SLIGHT EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY BOTH ACFT. SUSPICIONS THAT HE HAD NOT BEEN PAYING ATTN TO MAINTAINING VIS SEP.

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.

Cargo flight inbound told that departing aircraft, turning toward him, had aircraft in sight. Evasive action required.