Close proximity commuter-light transport GA-small aircraft on arwy V69 south of cap.

Attributes
ACN	164033
Time
Date	199011
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cap
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v69
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	164033
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

En route flight from pia to stl with stl approach...approach calls traffic, opp direction, 12 O'clock (and 4 mi as my first officer remembered). Altitude indicating 6900'. The first officer is flying and we both look out, I see traffic at approximately 11:30, well away, and say to the first officer '...well,...I have traffic way off in the distance at about 12 (O'clock)...' he says, '...no,...this is him right here (points out windscreen).' I look and, yes, there is a twin at our 12 O'clock. Now ATC calls and says, '...traffic 12 O'clock, less than a mi (and climbing I remember), 6900' indicated...' I'm watching a twin small aircraft right out my front window . The first officer still flying is not evading this traffic in anyway. I pulled back very hard on the yoke/wheel and we leveled off at altitude plus 1000' (8000' MSL) and then started a descent back to 7000' and reported a near miss. One thing I found interesting, when talking with my first officer and others subsequent to this event, when this happens, I/we thought there was no way that that aircraft was coming towards us; we both were certain it was going in our same direction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX COMMUTER-LTT GA-SMA ON ARWY V69 SOUTH OF CAP.

Narrative: ENRTE FLT FROM PIA TO STL WITH STL APCH...APCH CALLS TFC, OPP DIRECTION, 12 O'CLOCK (AND 4 MI AS MY F/O REMEMBERED). ALT INDICATING 6900'. THE F/O IS FLYING AND WE BOTH LOOK OUT, I SEE TFC AT APPROX 11:30, WELL AWAY, AND SAY TO THE F/O '...WELL,...I HAVE TFC WAY OFF IN THE DISTANCE AT ABOUT 12 (O'CLOCK)...' HE SAYS, '...NO,...THIS IS HIM R HERE (POINTS OUT WINDSCREEN).' I LOOK AND, YES, THERE IS A TWIN AT OUR 12 O'CLOCK. NOW ATC CALLS AND SAYS, '...TFC 12 O'CLOCK, LESS THAN A MI (AND CLBING I REMEMBER), 6900' INDICATED...' I'M WATCHING A TWIN SMA R OUT MY FRONT WINDOW . THE F/O STILL FLYING IS NOT EVADING THIS TFC IN ANYWAY. I PULLED BACK VERY HARD ON THE YOKE/WHEEL AND WE LEVELED OFF AT ALT PLUS 1000' (8000' MSL) AND THEN STARTED A DSNT BACK TO 7000' AND RPTED A NEAR MISS. ONE THING I FOUND INTERESTING, WHEN TALKING WITH MY F/O AND OTHERS SUBSEQUENT TO THIS EVENT, WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I/WE THOUGHT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THAT ACFT WAS COMING TOWARDS US; WE BOTH WERE CERTAIN IT WAS GOING IN OUR SAME DIRECTION.

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.