Narrative:

I fly a 2 pilot crew environment and I am the first officer and for the occurrence, also the PNF. It was an XA00 to XB00 local and we were on the second flight of the day. We were working north/south passes over pdz VOR (paradise) between 2 NM north of ont and pleasants peak. My captain is an excellent captain and I feel this day his mind was not at all on flying. On a northbound pass at 2 NM south of pdz socal called traffic 11 O'clock position moving to 12 O'clock position southeast at our altitude -- it was a traffic alert. I saw the aircraft (a C172) as socal was giving the message and responded, 'in sight, we'll descend and pass behind.' my captain maintained altitude and heading. I asked 'do you see him?' he replied 'yes.' 'we need to descend' I replied. He said 'yes.' I then saw it was getting too close -- I called out 'captain descend!' and pushed forward on the stick. It was not severely life threatening, just way too close for comfort and safety. After we passed the traffic my captain seemed to be jarred out of a trance. He said 'I'm sorry.' I was too irritated to respond. I think the problem came from the captain having too much on his mind. I don't believe it was intentional, just lack of attention. Everyone has other parts of life that influence their feelings -- flying is not the time to be daydreaming.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE18 AGRICULTURAL MISSION OVER RIV FAILS TO REACT TO CTLR ALERT OF TFC IN TIMELY MANNER.

Narrative: I FLY A 2 PLT CREW ENVIRONMENT AND I AM THE FO AND FOR THE OCCURRENCE, ALSO THE PNF. IT WAS AN XA00 TO XB00 LCL AND WE WERE ON THE SECOND FLT OF THE DAY. WE WERE WORKING N/S PASSES OVER PDZ VOR (PARADISE) BTWN 2 NM N OF ONT AND PLEASANTS PEAK. MY CAPT IS AN EXCELLENT CAPT AND I FEEL THIS DAY HIS MIND WAS NOT AT ALL ON FLYING. ON A NBOUND PASS AT 2 NM S OF PDZ SOCAL CALLED TFC 11 O'CLOCK POS MOVING TO 12 O'CLOCK POS SE AT OUR ALT -- IT WAS A TFC ALERT. I SAW THE ACFT (A C172) AS SOCAL WAS GIVING THE MESSAGE AND RESPONDED, 'IN SIGHT, WE'LL DSND AND PASS BEHIND.' MY CAPT MAINTAINED ALT AND HEADING. I ASKED 'DO YOU SEE HIM?' HE REPLIED 'YES.' 'WE NEED TO DSND' I REPLIED. HE SAID 'YES.' I THEN SAW IT WAS GETTING TOO CLOSE -- I CALLED OUT 'CAPT DSND!' AND PUSHED FORWARD ON THE STICK. IT WAS NOT SEVERELY LIFE THREATENING, JUST WAY TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT AND SAFETY. AFTER WE PASSED THE TFC MY CAPT SEEMED TO BE JARRED OUT OF A TRANCE. HE SAID 'I'M SORRY.' I WAS TOO IRRITATED TO RESPOND. I THINK THE PROB CAME FROM THE CAPT HAVING TOO MUCH ON HIS MIND. I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS INTENTIONAL, JUST LACK OF ATTN. EVERYONE HAS OTHER PARTS OF LIFE THAT INFLUENCE THEIR FEELINGS -- FLYING IS NOT THE TIME TO BE DAYDREAMING.

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.