Pilot of small aircraft VFR. No flight plan. Contacted center and was advised stop climb account of ...

Attributes
ACN	164975
Time
Date	199012
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lvs
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11400 msl bound upper : 12500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	164975
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 7500 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

It is a real pleasure to write you about a situation in which the point of interest is in what was right, not wrong. I was VFR (no fp) at 10,5 northbound cavu and just handed to abq center on 132.8 (clines corner sector), reported, then as radio traffic gave a break called 'out of 10.5 for 12.5.' reception at the altitude is not the best. Center said 'aircraft calling out of .5 something say again.' I repeated. He said 'stop climb, traffic 3 O'clock westbound climbing to 12.5.' I complied. Neither I nor my traffic saw each other. No further conflict occurred. I was later 'cleared' to 12.5 west/O incident. This is a good example of the value of being in touch with center even when VFR cavu. Probably nothing would have occurred but how nice not to find out by experience. The controller should be commended for his prompt attention in spite of his not receiveing me loud and clear. We all criticize controllers when we perceive them in error. We should give them an 'atta boy' whenever we perceive them as being as sharp as that chap was. 'Atta boy'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA VFR. NO FLT PLAN. CONTACTED CENTER AND WAS ADVISED STOP CLIMB ACCOUNT OF CLIMBING TRAFFIC.

Narrative: IT IS A REAL PLEASURE TO WRITE YOU ABOUT A SITUATION IN WHICH THE POINT OF INTEREST IS IN WHAT WAS RIGHT, NOT WRONG. I WAS VFR (NO FP) AT 10,5 NBND CAVU AND JUST HANDED TO ABQ CTR ON 132.8 (CLINES CORNER SECTOR), RPTED, THEN AS RADIO TFC GAVE A BREAK CALLED 'OUT OF 10.5 FOR 12.5.' RECEPTION AT THE ALT IS NOT THE BEST. CTR SAID 'ACFT CALLING OUT OF .5 SOMETHING SAY AGAIN.' I REPEATED. HE SAID 'STOP CLB, TFC 3 O'CLOCK WBND CLBING TO 12.5.' I COMPLIED. NEITHER I NOR MY TFC SAW EACH OTHER. NO FURTHER CONFLICT OCCURRED. I WAS LATER 'CLRED' TO 12.5 W/O INCIDENT. THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE VALUE OF BEING IN TOUCH WITH CTR EVEN WHEN VFR CAVU. PROBABLY NOTHING WOULD HAVE OCCURRED BUT HOW NICE NOT TO FIND OUT BY EXPERIENCE. THE CTLR SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR HIS PROMPT ATTN IN SPITE OF HIS NOT RECEIVEING ME LOUD AND CLR. WE ALL CRITICIZE CTLRS WHEN WE PERCEIVE THEM IN ERROR. WE SHOULD GIVE THEM AN 'ATTA BOY' WHENEVER WE PERCEIVE THEM AS BEING AS SHARP AS THAT CHAP WAS. 'ATTA BOY'.

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.

Pilot of small aircraft VFR. No flight plan. Contacted center and was advised stop climb account of climbing traffic.