Near midair collision with small aircraft VFR. Evasive action climbing turn.

Attributes
ACN	83703
Time
Date	198803
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : csn airport : dca
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8300 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	83703
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After departure from dca en route to csn climbing through 8300', departure control called traffic 10 O'clock 1 1/2 mi. We flashed landing lights and immediately noticed landing light illuminate at 12 O'clock. We evaded by climbing to the right. Other aircraft, high wing small aircraft type (light with beige or brown trim), passed through our landing light beam opposite direction. No doubt we would have collided if evasive action had not been taken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC WITH SMA VFR. EVASIVE ACTION CLIMBING TURN.

Narrative: AFTER DEP FROM DCA ENRTE TO CSN CLIMBING THROUGH 8300', DEP CTL CALLED TFC 10 O'CLOCK 1 1/2 MI. WE FLASHED LNDG LIGHTS AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED LNDG LIGHT ILLUMINATE AT 12 O'CLOCK. WE EVADED BY CLIMBING TO THE RIGHT. OTHER ACFT, HIGH WING SMA TYPE (LIGHT WITH BEIGE OR BROWN TRIM), PASSED THROUGH OUR LNDG LIGHT BEAM OPPOSITE DIRECTION. NO DOUBT WE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED IF EVASIVE ACTION HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.