Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	239548
Time
Date	199304
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bed
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bos tower : bed
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1150
ASRS Report	239548
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Cleared visual approach runway 23 bed. Had just been told to contact tower and level at 3000 ft. Saw an small aircraft at 12:30 position flying in opposite direction. Both aircraft made hard left turn for collision avoidance. No mention of the VFR traffic by boston approach, and assume the small aircraft was not in radio contact. He had no lights on. We were still IFR at 180 KTS IAS. With recognition and anticollision lights on. The incident occurred 12 mi from the bed airport. I feel this could be avoided by keeping IFR turbine aircraft up in the TCA until closer to the airport, especially during VFR conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: CLRED VISUAL APCH RWY 23 BED. HAD JUST BEEN TOLD TO CONTACT TWR AND LEVEL AT 3000 FT. SAW AN SMA AT 12:30 POS FLYING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. BOTH ACFT MADE HARD L TURN FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE. NO MENTION OF THE VFR TFC BY BOSTON APCH, AND ASSUME THE SMA WAS NOT IN RADIO CONTACT. HE HAD NO LIGHTS ON. WE WERE STILL IFR AT 180 KTS IAS. WITH RECOGNITION AND ANTICOLLISION LIGHTS ON. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED 12 MI FROM THE BED ARPT. I FEEL THIS COULD BE AVOIDED BY KEEPING IFR TURBINE ACFT UP IN THE TCA UNTIL CLOSER TO THE ARPT, ESPECIALLY DURING VFR CONDITIONS.

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.