A BE55 pilot reports a near miss with another single engine aircraft near gsb.

Attributes
ACN	698513
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gsb.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : gsb.milfac
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	698513
Person 2
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure

Narrative:

While cruising at 4000 ft northwest bound I asked seymour johnson for a climb to 6000 ft to get out of turbulence. I was given a climb clearance to 6000 ft. At 4300 ft an aircraft flew over from right to left. I saw him about 3 seconds before passing above us. I stopped the climb at 4300 ft and descended back ot 4000 ft and reconfirmed with seymour johnson that I had been cleared to 6000 ft. He affirmed this and I climbed to 6000 ft. The other aircraft was southwest bound at 4500 ft. If I had continued the climb we would have been very close to colliding.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE55 PILOT REPORTS A NEAR MISS WITH ANOTHER SINGLE ENGINE ACFT NEAR GSB.

Narrative: WHILE CRUISING AT 4000 FT NW BOUND I ASKED SEYMOUR JOHNSON FOR A CLB TO 6000 FT TO GET OUT OF TURB. I WAS GIVEN A CLB CLRNC TO 6000 FT. AT 4300 FT AN ACFT FLEW OVER FROM R TO L. I SAW HIM ABOUT 3 SECONDS BEFORE PASSING ABOVE US. I STOPPED THE CLB AT 4300 FT AND DESCENDED BACK OT 4000 FT AND RECONFIRMED WITH SEYMOUR JOHNSON THAT I HAD BEEN CLEARED TO 6000 FT. HE AFFIRMED THIS AND I CLBED TO 6000 FT. THE OTHER ACFT WAS SW BOUND AT 4500 FT. IF I HAD CONTINUED THE CLB WE WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY CLOSE TO COLLIDING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.