Near midair collision between a widebody transport climbing through 11500 ft and an sel cessna level at that altitude heading northeast. No time after sighting other traffic to take evasive action.

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Attributes
ACN	372967
Time
Date	199707
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vhp airport : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11500 msl bound upper : 11500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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 departure sid : sid enroute airway : ind
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	372967
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 : insufficient time none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were on a 070 degree vector from indy departure passing 11500 ft MSL for 15000 ft MSL when we noticed a high wing cessna at 11500 ft at 2 O'clock position passing down our right side and behind us. It was red on white and appeared to be heading northeast. There was no time to react. When we queried the controller about what we should report he responded with 'you mean that VFR aircraft at 11500 ft?' this gave us the impression ATC was tracking the cessna. I do not know why we did not get a TA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN A WDB CLBING THROUGH 11500 FT AND AN SEL CESSNA LEVEL AT THAT ALT HEADING NE. NO TIME AFTER SIGHTING OTHER TFC TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A 070 DEG VECTOR FROM INDY DEP PASSING 11500 FT MSL FOR 15000 FT MSL WHEN WE NOTICED A HIGH WING CESSNA AT 11500 FT AT 2 O'CLOCK POS PASSING DOWN OUR R SIDE AND BEHIND US. IT WAS RED ON WHITE AND APPEARED TO BE HEADING NE. THERE WAS NO TIME TO REACT. WHEN WE QUERIED THE CTLR ABOUT WHAT WE SHOULD RPT HE RESPONDED WITH 'YOU MEAN THAT VFR ACFT AT 11500 FT?' THIS GAVE US THE IMPRESSION ATC WAS TRACKING THE CESSNA. I DO NOT KNOW WHY WE DID NOT GET A TA.

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.