Airborne conflict between light transport X departing ind, and arriving cpr mdt Y on VFR descent.

Attributes
ACN	160486
Time
Date	199010
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ind
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 5661 flight time type : 2490
ASRS Report	160486
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I had just departed ind (runway 23L) en route to lexington, ky. My first officer was the PF. We were given a left turn to 160 degrees with the takeoff clearance. After takeoff we turned to 160 degrees and leveled off at 2500'. After several mins we were handed off to departure. Departure gave us 4000' with no heading change. My first officer initiated a climb to 4000'. As always I scan during low altitude segment climbs. At 3000' I noticed an aircraft at 1:30 and 1/2 mi about 200' higher. Immediately called traffic to my first officer and pushed the nose of the aircraft over. 3 seconds later the cpr mdt Y passed over us 100-150' and within 1/4 mi. If we had continued the climb we would have had a midair. I did not see the aircraft earlier because of narrow head-on (1:30 position) profile and the aircraft was the same or pretty much same color of sky background (light or gray). Also I wasn't expecting traffic and no traffic was called. I asked the controller if he saw the 1:30 traffic. He said yes, and the mdt Y was descending VFR into ind. At that point I said we came too close and I called a near miss.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIRBORNE CONFLICT BETWEEN LTT X DEPARTING IND, AND ARRIVING CPR MDT Y ON VFR DESCENT.

Narrative: I HAD JUST DEPARTED IND (RWY 23L) ENRTE TO LEXINGTON, KY. MY F/O WAS THE PF. WE WERE GIVEN A LEFT TURN TO 160 DEGS WITH THE TKOF CLRNC. AFTER TKOF WE TURNED TO 160 DEGS AND LEVELED OFF AT 2500'. AFTER SEVERAL MINS WE WERE HANDED OFF TO DEP. DEP GAVE US 4000' WITH NO HDG CHANGE. MY F/O INITIATED A CLB TO 4000'. AS ALWAYS I SCAN DURING LOW ALT SEGMENT CLBS. AT 3000' I NOTICED AN ACFT AT 1:30 AND 1/2 MI ABOUT 200' HIGHER. IMMEDIATELY CALLED TFC TO MY F/O AND PUSHED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT OVER. 3 SECS LATER THE CPR MDT Y PASSED OVER US 100-150' AND WITHIN 1/4 MI. IF WE HAD CONTINUED THE CLB WE WOULD HAVE HAD A MIDAIR. I DID NOT SEE THE ACFT EARLIER BECAUSE OF NARROW HEAD-ON (1:30 POS) PROFILE AND THE ACFT WAS THE SAME OR PRETTY MUCH SAME COLOR OF SKY BACKGROUND (LIGHT OR GRAY). ALSO I WASN'T EXPECTING TFC AND NO TFC WAS CALLED. I ASKED THE CTLR IF HE SAW THE 1:30 TFC. HE SAID YES, AND THE MDT Y WAS DSNDING VFR INTO IND. AT THAT POINT I SAID WE CAME TOO CLOSE AND I CALLED A NEAR MISS.

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.