While on an IFR flight plan during cruise flight, a regional carrier flight crew sighted traffic at ...

Attributes
ACN	305290
Time
Date	199505
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dec
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	305290
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 350 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Regional carrier flight XXXX en route from stl-cmi at 11000 ft, IFR flight plan, VFR conditions. Champaign approach OTS. Handed off from ZKC to ZAU near taylorville, il. Before we could contact ZAU, a C-182 with parachutists passed in front of us headed northwest, at our altitude. We spotted traffic at approximately 11-12 O'clock, less than 500 ft. No evasive action was required, nor taken. No advisories were issued and ATC had little information on C-182 who was supposedly under control of springfield, il approach (at 11000 ft?). Flight continued uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN DURING CRUISE FLT, A REGIONAL CARRIER FLC SIGHTED TFC AT SAME ALT.

Narrative: REGIONAL CARRIER FLT XXXX ENRTE FROM STL-CMI AT 11000 FT, IFR FLT PLAN, VFR CONDITIONS. CHAMPAIGN APCH OTS. HANDED OFF FROM ZKC TO ZAU NEAR TAYLORVILLE, IL. BEFORE WE COULD CONTACT ZAU, A C-182 WITH PARACHUTISTS PASSED IN FRONT OF US HEADED NW, AT OUR ALT. WE SPOTTED TFC AT APPROX 11-12 O'CLOCK, LESS THAN 500 FT. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS REQUIRED, NOR TAKEN. NO ADVISORIES WERE ISSUED AND ATC HAD LITTLE INFO ON C-182 WHO WAS SUPPOSEDLY UNDER CTL OF SPRINGFIELD, IL APCH (AT 11000 FT?). FLT CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY.

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.

While on an IFR flight plan during cruise flight, a regional carrier flight crew sighted traffic at same altitude.