Flight crew of light transport has near midair collision with light twin, severe evasive action.

Attributes
ACN	139803
Time
Date	199003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cyn
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : n90
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	139803
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

While cruising at 7000' MSL IFR flight plan, working with N90 departure, we were advised of traffic 12 O'clock, opp direction, 6500', 5 mi. When the other pilot spotted the aircraft it appeared to be level with us. By the time we decided it was level I attempted to turn the aircraft using the autoplt. It was too sluggish, so by then I was forced to take very strong corrective action, hand-flying the aircraft to the left and descending 500' below our assigned altitude. This area V16 just north of the cyn VORTAC is a border between mcguire TRACON and N90 TRACON. Mcguire has a problem with talking to the other facs in the area about handoffs--we were being handed off at the time. They never passed the information along about the other aircraft--it was a light twin. That pilot should have also been, by this time, talking to N90 TRACON for traffic advisories. More emphasis should be placed on trying to get pilots of VFR high performance aircraft operating in high density areas to talk to the responsible ground facility at all times.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF LTT HAS NMAC WITH LIGHT TWIN, SEVERE EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: WHILE CRUISING AT 7000' MSL IFR FLT PLAN, WORKING WITH N90 DEP, WE WERE ADVISED OF TFC 12 O'CLOCK, OPP DIRECTION, 6500', 5 MI. WHEN THE OTHER PLT SPOTTED THE ACFT IT APPEARED TO BE LEVEL WITH US. BY THE TIME WE DECIDED IT WAS LEVEL I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE ACFT USING THE AUTOPLT. IT WAS TOO SLUGGISH, SO BY THEN I WAS FORCED TO TAKE VERY STRONG CORRECTIVE ACTION, HAND-FLYING THE ACFT TO THE LEFT AND DSNDING 500' BELOW OUR ASSIGNED ALT. THIS AREA V16 JUST N OF THE CYN VORTAC IS A BORDER BTWN MCGUIRE TRACON AND N90 TRACON. MCGUIRE HAS A PROB WITH TALKING TO THE OTHER FACS IN THE AREA ABOUT HDOFS--WE WERE BEING HANDED OFF AT THE TIME. THEY NEVER PASSED THE INFO ALONG ABOUT THE OTHER ACFT--IT WAS A LIGHT TWIN. THAT PLT SHOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN, BY THIS TIME, TALKING TO N90 TRACON FOR TFC ADVISORIES. MORE EMPHASIS SHOULD BE PLACED ON TRYING TO GET PLTS OF VFR HIGH PERFORMANCE ACFT OPERATING IN HIGH DENSITY AREAS TO TALK TO THE RESPONSIBLE GND FAC AT ALL TIMES.

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.