Narrative:

On my departure out of abq, I was advised by departure control that a B737 was west of my position descending to land on runway 17 at abq. Additionally, a cessna was also further south of that B737. I was told by approach control to level off at 7500 ft MSL. At this point my altitude was 7800 ft MSL. I descended and leveled off at 7500 ft MSL on a heading of 310 degrees. I obtained a visual on the jet and the cessna. Both at my left 7-8 O'clock for approximately 5 mi. The jet was descending through 8500 ft MSL and overrunning me. Once I obtained a visual on the B737 it appeared that he was going to pass behind me as no factor. I was told to maintain visual separation on that traffic. It then appeared that this jet was in a fixed position on my left aft window (ie, collision course) and the B737 was gaining on me. My airspeed was 150-180 KIAS. Approach control told me to disregard the 7500 ft MSL altitude restr and climb now. As I started an immediate climb to 8500 ft MSL, the B737 started a steep right turn toward the east and passing behind my 6 O'clock position at 1 mi or less and within 300 ft of my altitude. The airspeed difference between our 2 aircraft made it difficult to avoid the jet aircraft. I could have made a quicker decision to climb and told departure afterwards I must climb now! I did not think the jet was going to be a factor until the end game.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER TKOF FROM ABQ THE RPTR WAS TOLD THERE WAS A B737 W OF HIS POS, LNDG ON RWY 17, AND TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION. SUBSEQUENTLY THE B737 CAME WITHIN A MI AND 300-500 FT VERT OF THE RPTR BEFORE TURNING IN TOWARD THE ARPT.

Narrative: ON MY DEP OUT OF ABQ, I WAS ADVISED BY DEP CTL THAT A B737 WAS W OF MY POS DSNDING TO LAND ON RWY 17 AT ABQ. ADDITIONALLY, A CESSNA WAS ALSO FURTHER S OF THAT B737. I WAS TOLD BY APCH CTL TO LEVEL OFF AT 7500 FT MSL. AT THIS POINT MY ALT WAS 7800 FT MSL. I DSNDED AND LEVELED OFF AT 7500 FT MSL ON A HDG OF 310 DEGS. I OBTAINED A VISUAL ON THE JET AND THE CESSNA. BOTH AT MY L 7-8 O'CLOCK FOR APPROX 5 MI. THE JET WAS DSNDING THROUGH 8500 FT MSL AND OVERRUNNING ME. ONCE I OBTAINED A VISUAL ON THE B737 IT APPEARED THAT HE WAS GOING TO PASS BEHIND ME AS NO FACTOR. I WAS TOLD TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION ON THAT TFC. IT THEN APPEARED THAT THIS JET WAS IN A FIXED POS ON MY L AFT WINDOW (IE, COLLISION COURSE) AND THE B737 WAS GAINING ON ME. MY AIRSPD WAS 150-180 KIAS. APCH CTL TOLD ME TO DISREGARD THE 7500 FT MSL ALT RESTR AND CLB NOW. AS I STARTED AN IMMEDIATE CLB TO 8500 FT MSL, THE B737 STARTED A STEEP R TURN TOWARD THE E AND PASSING BEHIND MY 6 O'CLOCK POS AT 1 MI OR LESS AND WITHIN 300 FT OF MY ALT. THE AIRSPD DIFFERENCE BTWN OUR 2 ACFT MADE IT DIFFICULT TO AVOID THE JET ACFT. I COULD HAVE MADE A QUICKER DECISION TO CLB AND TOLD DEP AFTERWARDS I MUST CLB NOW! I DID NOT THINK THE JET WAS GOING TO BE A FACTOR UNTIL THE END GAME.

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.