Near midair collision between an large transport climbing out and an small aircraft sel on climb out...

Attributes
ACN	324671
Time
Date	199512
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bgr
State Reference	ME
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bgr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	324671
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 250
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Taking off after a small aircraft (cessna, type unknown, VFR) we were told to turn left on course, heading 370 degrees to intercept. We were also told to remain clear of the small aircraft which we had reported in sight. I stopped my turn from the runway heading of 330 degrees to 270 degrees at about 290 degrees because I wanted to remain right of the other aircraft. As we continued climbing, the other aircraft turned right, or drifted right, under our flight path. We flew overhead the small aircraft by 100-300 ft, according to the captain, and so. No comment or complaint was made by the other aircraft or the tower, who I felt was too quick to release us on course, at night on an IFR flight path but with a 'see and avoid' clearance on climb out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN AN LGT CLBING OUT AND AN SMA SEL ON CLB OUT AHEAD.

Narrative: TAKING OFF AFTER A SMALL ACFT (CESSNA, TYPE UNKNOWN, VFR) WE WERE TOLD TO TURN L ON COURSE, HEADING 370 DEGS TO INTERCEPT. WE WERE ALSO TOLD TO REMAIN CLR OF THE SMALL ACFT WHICH WE HAD RPTED IN SIGHT. I STOPPED MY TURN FROM THE RWY HEADING OF 330 DEGS TO 270 DEGS AT ABOUT 290 DEGS BECAUSE I WANTED TO REMAIN R OF THE OTHER ACFT. AS WE CONTINUED CLBING, THE OTHER ACFT TURNED R, OR DRIFTED R, UNDER OUR FLT PATH. WE FLEW OVERHEAD THE SMALL ACFT BY 100-300 FT, ACCORDING TO THE CAPT, AND SO. NO COMMENT OR COMPLAINT WAS MADE BY THE OTHER ACFT OR THE TWR, WHO I FELT WAS TOO QUICK TO RELEASE US ON COURSE, AT NIGHT ON AN IFR FLT PATH BUT WITH A 'SEE AND AVOID' CLRNC ON CLBOUT.

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.

Near midair collision between an large transport climbing out and an small aircraft sel on climb out ahead.