2 navy A4 aircraft had an near midair collision with civilian commercial traffic.

Attributes
ACN	263487
Time
Date	199402
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : nrr
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : nrr tower : ywg
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Skyhawk (A4)
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Skyhawk (A4)
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
ASRS Report	263487
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	263488
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 25
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Climbing out of north.south. Roosevelt roads passing through 3500 ft had commercial airliner pass approximately 25 ft above our flight of 2. Aircraft was seen upon merge of flight. Day was VFR. Air traffic appeared to be en route to adjacent airport of fajardo from vieques. Aircraft routinely shuttle between the 2 civil airports, but usually utilize the 'fajardo transition' checking in with north.south. Roosevelt roads field prior to transitioning through the air traffic area. However, this aircraft was at 3500 ft above class D airspace and therefore did not check in with north.south. Roosevelt roads tower. A LOA binding both north.south. Roosevelt roads airport and fajardo airport to specific corridors would greatly reduce the chances of conflict and possible midair collision between departing and transitioning aircraft. The transiting aircraft crossed overhead our flight came from heading 340 degrees magnetic. Our flight was heading approximately 060 degrees in a climb at closest point of approach. Transitioning aircraft did not appear to have seen our flight even after closest point of approach. Supplemental information from acn 263488: pass was unobserved by lead. Wingman saw the civilian pass from right to left at an estimated separation of 25 ft. Civilian commercial traffic is usually shuttled in and out of fajardo municipal at 1000-1500 ft. Better lookout may have prevented problem, however commercial traffic to and from fajardo is usually called by tower on takeoff. No communication from tower indicates that possibly the carrier was not talking to nsrr tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 NAVY A4 ACFT HAD AN NMAC WITH CIVILIAN COMMERCIAL TFC.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF N.S. ROOSEVELT ROADS PASSING THROUGH 3500 FT HAD COMMERCIAL AIRLINER PASS APPROX 25 FT ABOVE OUR FLT OF 2. ACFT WAS SEEN UPON MERGE OF FLT. DAY WAS VFR. AIR TFC APPEARED TO BE ENRTE TO ADJACENT ARPT OF FAJARDO FROM VIEQUES. ACFT ROUTINELY SHUTTLE BTWN THE 2 CIVIL ARPTS, BUT USUALLY UTILIZE THE 'FAJARDO TRANSITION' CHKING IN WITH N.S. ROOSEVELT ROADS FIELD PRIOR TO TRANSITIONING THROUGH THE ATA. HOWEVER, THIS ACFT WAS AT 3500 FT ABOVE CLASS D AIRSPACE AND THEREFORE DID NOT CHK IN WITH N.S. ROOSEVELT ROADS TWR. A LOA BINDING BOTH N.S. ROOSEVELT ROADS ARPT AND FAJARDO ARPT TO SPECIFIC CORRIDORS WOULD GREATLY REDUCE THE CHANCES OF CONFLICT AND POSSIBLE MIDAIR COLLISION BTWN DEPARTING AND TRANSITIONING ACFT. THE TRANSITING ACFT CROSSED OVERHEAD OUR FLT CAME FROM HDG 340 DEGS MAGNETIC. OUR FLT WAS HDG APPROX 060 DEGS IN A CLB AT CLOSEST POINT OF APCH. TRANSITIONING ACFT DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE SEEN OUR FLT EVEN AFTER CLOSEST POINT OF APCH. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 263488: PASS WAS UNOBSERVED BY LEAD. WINGMAN SAW THE CIVILIAN PASS FROM R TO L AT AN ESTIMATED SEPARATION OF 25 FT. CIVILIAN COMMERCIAL TFC IS USUALLY SHUTTLED IN AND OUT OF FAJARDO MUNICIPAL AT 1000-1500 FT. BETTER LOOKOUT MAY HAVE PREVENTED PROB, HOWEVER COMMERCIAL TFC TO AND FROM FAJARDO IS USUALLY CALLED BY TWR ON TKOF. NO COM FROM TWR INDICATES THAT POSSIBLY THE CARRIER WAS NOT TALKING TO NSRR TWR.

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.