Flight crew of a C550 learned after the flight that the FAA was investigating the flight for involvement in a conflict with a lear jet 25. However, the rptrs have no recollection of a problem except for thinking that it was unusual during the climb in IMC to be given 2 heading changes after being established on their assigned heading.

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Attributes
ACN	419979
Time
Date	199811
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sgf airport : sgf
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zkc
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 310 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	419979
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	420653
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 38500 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

On nov/xa/98 while en route from springfield, mo, to williamsport, PA, at FL370 in ZKC's control, we were given a 10 degree turn. After being established on the heading, we were given another 15 degree turn to the same direction. We were never informed that there was a conflict or advised that we had done something wrong by ATC. It has now come out that our flight is being inquired by the FAA on a possible aircraft conflict situation. We do not understand why there weren't any references made regarding a problem by ATC if something actually was close. In addition, we are now open to litigation by the FAA for something we didn't even know we had done wrong. I believe if there actually was a problem, ATC would have advised us at the appropriate time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A C550 LEARNED AFTER THE FLT THAT THE FAA WAS INVESTIGATING THE FLT FOR INVOLVEMENT IN A CONFLICT WITH A LEAR JET 25. HOWEVER, THE RPTRS HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF A PROB EXCEPT FOR THINKING THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL DURING THE CLB IN IMC TO BE GIVEN 2 HDG CHANGES AFTER BEING ESTABLISHED ON THEIR ASSIGNED HDG.

Narrative: ON NOV/XA/98 WHILE ENRTE FROM SPRINGFIELD, MO, TO WILLIAMSPORT, PA, AT FL370 IN ZKC'S CTL, WE WERE GIVEN A 10 DEG TURN. AFTER BEING ESTABLISHED ON THE HDG, WE WERE GIVEN ANOTHER 15 DEG TURN TO THE SAME DIRECTION. WE WERE NEVER INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A CONFLICT OR ADVISED THAT WE HAD DONE SOMETHING WRONG BY ATC. IT HAS NOW COME OUT THAT OUR FLT IS BEING INQUIRED BY THE FAA ON A POSSIBLE ACFT CONFLICT SIT. WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WEREN'T ANY REFS MADE REGARDING A PROB BY ATC IF SOMETHING ACTUALLY WAS CLOSE. IN ADDITION, WE ARE NOW OPEN TO LITIGATION BY THE FAA FOR SOMETHING WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE HAD DONE WRONG. I BELIEVE IF THERE ACTUALLY WAS A PROB, ATC WOULD HAVE ADVISED US AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

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.