Traffic conflict between VFR and IFR aircraft even though advisory was given by ARTCC.

Attributes
ACN	490818
Time
Date	200011
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : metta
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl single value : 16200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	HS 125 Series 700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Cessna 401
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	490818
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	491043
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While climbing through 13500 ft MSL to assigned altitude FL190, ZJX advised us of VFR traffic level 16500 ft MSL and swbound. Climb rate of the hawker jet is approximately 3000 FPM. We responded after short delay, 'no contact.' jax again advised of the traffic at approximately 3 mi and offered option to leveloff at 16000 ft MSL. We neither accepted nor declined the offer, but continued to try to identify traffic. TCASII TA was noted aurally and by sic. PIC stopped climb at 16200 ft MSL and soon after noted the traffic 'in sight.' at this time however, the twin cessna and jax were engaged in conversation that well exceeded 20 seconds, preventing crew of hawker from reporting visual contact with cessna. Hawker passed 300 ft below and 1/2 mi in front of cessna.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TFC CONFLICT BTWN VFR AND IFR ACFT EVEN THOUGH ADVISORY WAS GIVEN BY ARTCC.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING THROUGH 13500 FT MSL TO ASSIGNED ALT FL190, ZJX ADVISED US OF VFR TFC LEVEL 16500 FT MSL AND SWBOUND. CLB RATE OF THE HAWKER JET IS APPROX 3000 FPM. WE RESPONDED AFTER SHORT DELAY, 'NO CONTACT.' JAX AGAIN ADVISED OF THE TFC AT APPROX 3 MI AND OFFERED OPTION TO LEVELOFF AT 16000 FT MSL. WE NEITHER ACCEPTED NOR DECLINED THE OFFER, BUT CONTINUED TO TRY TO IDENT TFC. TCASII TA WAS NOTED AURALLY AND BY SIC. PIC STOPPED CLB AT 16200 FT MSL AND SOON AFTER NOTED THE TFC 'IN SIGHT.' AT THIS TIME HOWEVER, THE TWIN CESSNA AND JAX WERE ENGAGED IN CONVERSATION THAT WELL EXCEEDED 20 SECONDS, PREVENTING CREW OF HAWKER FROM RPTING VISUAL CONTACT WITH CESSNA. HAWKER PASSED 300 FT BELOW AND 1/2 MI IN FRONT OF CESSNA.

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.