Near miss on departure involved an ultralight passing within 100 ft vertically or reporting aircraft...

Attributes
ACN	430577
Time
Date	199903
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : egcc.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : egcc.artcc artcc : egtt.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Ultralight
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	430577
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	430573
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed manchester at XA41Z. At approximately XA49Z on climb out of 500 FPM passing FL110 cleared to FL170, on assigned heading of 255 degrees, we encountered an near midair collision with an ultralight aircraft. The ultralight passed directly under us at less than 100 ft. My copilot, hand flying our aircraft, executed an instinctive pull, but by the time our aircraft reacted, we were already clear. From the time we both visually acquired the traffic to clear was less than 1 second. We were traveling at approximately 340 KIAS. I reported a near miss to ATC. I don't think there was anything else ATC or we could have done differently. Educating ultralight pilots would be the only help. We were on an IFR flight plan in visual conditions in controled airspace. Supplemental information from acn 430573: the controller told us they were painting a target but with no altitude. Is it reasonable to issue an advisory to us? I think realistically targets pop up frequently and every situation is different. We were both amazed at how he filled our windscreen and passed under us in just a second or less.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEAR MISS ON DEP INVOLVED AN ULTRALIGHT PASSING WITHIN 100 FT VERTLY OR RPTING ACFT.

Narrative: DEPARTED MANCHESTER AT XA41Z. AT APPROX XA49Z ON CLBOUT OF 500 FPM PASSING FL110 CLRED TO FL170, ON ASSIGNED HDG OF 255 DEGS, WE ENCOUNTERED AN NMAC WITH AN ULTRALIGHT ACFT. THE ULTRALIGHT PASSED DIRECTLY UNDER US AT LESS THAN 100 FT. MY COPLT, HAND FLYING OUR ACFT, EXECUTED AN INSTINCTIVE PULL, BUT BY THE TIME OUR ACFT REACTED, WE WERE ALREADY CLR. FROM THE TIME WE BOTH VISUALLY ACQUIRED THE TFC TO CLR WAS LESS THAN 1 SECOND. WE WERE TRAVELING AT APPROX 340 KIAS. I RPTED A NEAR MISS TO ATC. I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE ATC OR WE COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY. EDUCATING ULTRALIGHT PLTS WOULD BE THE ONLY HELP. WE WERE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN IN VISUAL CONDITIONS IN CTLED AIRSPACE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 430573: THE CTLR TOLD US THEY WERE PAINTING A TARGET BUT WITH NO ALT. IS IT REASONABLE TO ISSUE AN ADVISORY TO US? I THINK REALISTICALLY TARGETS POP UP FREQUENTLY AND EVERY SIT IS DIFFERENT. WE WERE BOTH AMAZED AT HOW HE FILLED OUR WINDSCREEN AND PASSED UNDER US IN JUST A SECOND OR LESS.

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.