Air carrier on initial climb stops turn to assigned heading due sighting of close traffic.

Attributes
ACN	166495
Time
Date	199012
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 2000 agl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	164695
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 700 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

On takeoff from lga, cleared to climb to 5000'. SID called for a turn to 055 degree at 600' from runway 4. When contacting departure control at around 1000' AGL a turn to 360 degree was given. In the turn going through about 060 degree we noticed traffic above us on a northernly course and close. First officer stopped the turn and leveled at 2000' with the traffic going directly over us. We asked the controller and his response was traffic over the VOR at 2500' approximately 3 mi away nothing more was said.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ON INITIAL CLIMB STOPS TURN TO ASSIGNED HEADING DUE SIGHTING OF CLOSE TRAFFIC.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM LGA, CLRED TO CLB TO 5000'. SID CALLED FOR A TURN TO 055 DEG AT 600' FROM RWY 4. WHEN CONTACTING DEP CTL AT AROUND 1000' AGL A TURN TO 360 DEG WAS GIVEN. IN THE TURN GOING THROUGH ABOUT 060 DEG WE NOTICED TFC ABOVE US ON A NORTHERNLY COURSE AND CLOSE. F/O STOPPED THE TURN AND LEVELED AT 2000' WITH THE TFC GOING DIRECTLY OVER US. WE ASKED THE CTLR AND HIS RESPONSE WAS TFC OVER THE VOR AT 2500' APPROX 3 MI AWAY NOTHING MORE WAS SAID.

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.