Air carrier X had near midair collision, less than standard separation from fgt's Y. System error.

Attributes
ACN	166502
Time
Date	199012
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vps
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6700 msl bound upper : 6700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : vps
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	166502
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 17800
ASRS Report	166501
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Air carrier X departure vps, runway 12 cleared to 5000', runway heading. Departure 119.3 control told us to expect further climb clearance in 2 mins and contact vps departure 125.1. Upon contact we were assigned heading 360 degree and climb to 10000', on a heading of 360 degree, climbing through 6000' we saw 2 fgt's Y at 9 O'clock descending through 6000' on left downwind for runway 19 at vps. At 6700' the controller told us to maintain 6000', then immediately told us to continue climb. Our medium large transport and the 2 fgt's were on the same heading and no immediate evasive action was required. As for the cause, I can only speculate lack of communication between the 2 departure controllers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X HAD NMAC, LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION FROM FGT'S Y. SYSTEM ERROR.

Narrative: ACR X DEP VPS, RWY 12 CLRED TO 5000', RWY HDG. DEP 119.3 CTL TOLD US TO EXPECT FURTHER CLB CLRNC IN 2 MINS AND CONTACT VPS DEP 125.1. UPON CONTACT WE WERE ASSIGNED HDG 360 DEG AND CLB TO 10000', ON A HDG OF 360 DEG, CLBING THROUGH 6000' WE SAW 2 FGT'S Y AT 9 O'CLOCK DSNDING THROUGH 6000' ON L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 19 AT VPS. AT 6700' THE CTLR TOLD US TO MAINTAIN 6000', THEN IMMEDIATELY TOLD US TO CONTINUE CLB. OUR MLG AND THE 2 FGT'S WERE ON THE SAME HDG AND NO IMMEDIATE EVASIVE ACTION WAS REQUIRED. AS FOR THE CAUSE, I CAN ONLY SPECULATE LACK OF COM BTWN THE 2 DEP CTLRS.

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.