A corporate jet first officer says ATC turned his aircraft and climbed him to 17000 ft. Passing 9400 ft ATC issued traffic at 12 O'clock at 9000 ft. Reporter saw air carrier aircraft pass below his aircraft in close proximity. Reporter aircraft not TCASII equipped, but reporter is going to petition for it now.

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Attributes
ACN	350340
Time
Date	199610
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9600
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msp tracon : clt
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 68 flight time total : 9900 flight time type : 1950
ASRS Report	350340
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2500 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

WX delay of 1+ hours for departure. Thunderstorms in vicinity. Captain flew assigned heading after departure. I called departure control and did after takeoff checklist. We then received a left turn to 360 degrees and climb to 17000 ft. As we passed 9400 ft (I had just looked at the altimeter) we had a call from departure 'traffic 12 O'clock, 9000 ft.' I looked out and down, saw a regional jet close enough to read the logo. We do not have TCASII. I'm petitioning the chief pilot for it as soon as I submit this report. I know approach and departure have a difficult time with WX, heavy traffic, etc, but this one scares me. I was under the impression (obviously in error). The terminal radar computers would not allow this. How about the controller's judgement in this scenario? Was the other aircraft late in a descent? Does he have TCASII? Again, 400 ft and less than 1/2 mi is too close for comfort.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CORPORATE JET FO SAYS ATC TURNED HIS ACFT AND CLBED HIM TO 17000 FT. PASSING 9400 FT ATC ISSUED TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK AT 9000 FT. RPTR SAW ACR ACFT PASS BELOW HIS ACFT IN CLOSE PROX. RPTR ACFT NOT TCASII EQUIPPED, BUT RPTR IS GOING TO PETITION FOR IT NOW.

Narrative: WX DELAY OF 1+ HRS FOR DEP. TSTMS IN VICINITY. CAPT FLEW ASSIGNED HDG AFTER DEP. I CALLED DEP CTL AND DID AFTER TKOF CHKLIST. WE THEN RECEIVED A L TURN TO 360 DEGS AND CLB TO 17000 FT. AS WE PASSED 9400 FT (I HAD JUST LOOKED AT THE ALTIMETER) WE HAD A CALL FROM DEP 'TFC 12 O'CLOCK, 9000 FT.' I LOOKED OUT AND DOWN, SAW A REGIONAL JET CLOSE ENOUGH TO READ THE LOGO. WE DO NOT HAVE TCASII. I'M PETITIONING THE CHIEF PLT FOR IT AS SOON AS I SUBMIT THIS RPT. I KNOW APCH AND DEP HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME WITH WX, HVY TFC, ETC, BUT THIS ONE SCARES ME. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION (OBVIOUSLY IN ERROR). THE TERMINAL RADAR COMPUTERS WOULD NOT ALLOW THIS. HOW ABOUT THE CTLR'S JUDGEMENT IN THIS SCENARIO? WAS THE OTHER ACFT LATE IN A DSCNT? DOES HE HAVE TCASII? AGAIN, 400 FT AND LESS THAN 1/2 MI IS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT.

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.