Narrative:

Received clearance from txk ground, 'climb 2000 ft and on course after departure.' first officer questioned the low altitude clearance limit and ground replied, 'ZFW center request.' a beech bonanza departed VFR on runway 4 prior to our departure when we were released. We departed on course to the txk VOR. Climbing through 500 ft, we contacted ft worth and were told to maintain 20000 ft. The ZFW controller spent the next several mins talking to a T-37 and other civilian aircraft. Approximately 1 mi from the txk VOR, wbound, first officer saw the bonanza at our 9 O'clock position, heading west within 1/2 mi from our position. We did not get an RA or an advisory from ft worth. We deviated right and maintained 2000 ft because another aircraft was 1000 ft above us. When we were finally able to speak to ft worth, first officer told him what happened and he said he was not in contact with the beech and never saw him. Furthermore, the ft worth controller assumed we were a turboprop flight when he gave us discretion to 11000 ft before we had reached cruise altitude. We hope that the outcome of this close call is to make the ft worth controllers who handle that low sector near txk be briefed on how to properly handle turbojet traffic out of txk. Supplemental information from acn 604684: I questioned ATC upon taxi to find out if 2000 ft was the altitude he wanted us to climb to after departure, since we are a turbojet. ATC answered affirmative. Upon takeoff, we leveled off at 2000 ft. The first fix was the txk VOR, which is within the airport terminal area. At that point, we came without 1/2 mi of a single engine bonanza at the same altitude -- 2000 ft. ATC did not advise us of the conflict of traffic. I pointed the traffic out and the captain made evasive maneuvers. I questioned center if he had any traffic in our vicinity and he pointed out the traffic we avoided. At no time did I hear any communication from that aircraft with ATC. It appears that the single engine bonanza was flying to, or holding at, the VOR at 2000 ft. After the evasive maneuvers, we continued the flight without any further incident. We stayed at 2000 ft for at least another 20-30 mi before receiving a further climb clearance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMJ FLT CREW AND A BONANZA HAD A LESS THAN COMFORTABLE SEPARATION DEPARTING TXK.

Narrative: RECEIVED CLRNC FROM TXK GND, 'CLB 2000 FT AND ON COURSE AFTER DEP.' FO QUESTIONED THE LOW ALT CLRNC LIMIT AND GND REPLIED, 'ZFW CTR REQUEST.' A BEECH BONANZA DEPARTED VFR ON RWY 4 PRIOR TO OUR DEP WHEN WE WERE RELEASED. WE DEPARTED ON COURSE TO THE TXK VOR. CLBING THROUGH 500 FT, WE CONTACTED FT WORTH AND WERE TOLD TO MAINTAIN 20000 FT. THE ZFW CTLR SPENT THE NEXT SEVERAL MINS TALKING TO A T-37 AND OTHER CIVILIAN ACFT. APPROX 1 MI FROM THE TXK VOR, WBOUND, FO SAW THE BONANZA AT OUR 9 O'CLOCK POS, HDG W WITHIN 1/2 MI FROM OUR POS. WE DID NOT GET AN RA OR AN ADVISORY FROM FT WORTH. WE DEVIATED R AND MAINTAINED 2000 FT BECAUSE ANOTHER ACFT WAS 1000 FT ABOVE US. WHEN WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO SPEAK TO FT WORTH, FO TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND HE SAID HE WAS NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE BEECH AND NEVER SAW HIM. FURTHERMORE, THE FT WORTH CTLR ASSUMED WE WERE A TURBOPROP FLT WHEN HE GAVE US DISCRETION TO 11000 FT BEFORE WE HAD REACHED CRUISE ALT. WE HOPE THAT THE OUTCOME OF THIS CLOSE CALL IS TO MAKE THE FT WORTH CTLRS WHO HANDLE THAT LOW SECTOR NEAR TXK BE BRIEFED ON HOW TO PROPERLY HANDLE TURBOJET TFC OUT OF TXK. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 604684: I QUESTIONED ATC UPON TAXI TO FIND OUT IF 2000 FT WAS THE ALT HE WANTED US TO CLB TO AFTER DEP, SINCE WE ARE A TURBOJET. ATC ANSWERED AFFIRMATIVE. UPON TKOF, WE LEVELED OFF AT 2000 FT. THE FIRST FIX WAS THE TXK VOR, WHICH IS WITHIN THE ARPT TERMINAL AREA. AT THAT POINT, WE CAME WITHOUT 1/2 MI OF A SINGLE ENG BONANZA AT THE SAME ALT -- 2000 FT. ATC DID NOT ADVISE US OF THE CONFLICT OF TFC. I POINTED THE TFC OUT AND THE CAPT MADE EVASIVE MANEUVERS. I QUESTIONED CTR IF HE HAD ANY TFC IN OUR VICINITY AND HE POINTED OUT THE TFC WE AVOIDED. AT NO TIME DID I HEAR ANY COM FROM THAT ACFT WITH ATC. IT APPEARS THAT THE SINGLE ENG BONANZA WAS FLYING TO, OR HOLDING AT, THE VOR AT 2000 FT. AFTER THE EVASIVE MANEUVERS, WE CONTINUED THE FLT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. WE STAYED AT 2000 FT FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 20-30 MI BEFORE RECEIVING A FURTHER CLB CLRNC.

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.