Near midair collision between air carrier small transport and GA small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	86129
Time
Date	198804
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pgv
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	86129
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 10
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Climbing VFR out of pgv a non ATC, unicom airport enroute to rdu, after clearing air traffic area was attempting to contact wash center as we were climbing through 4000 a light single barely missed us head on. It appeared he was descending. The other aircraft was making evasive action as it passed. We did not see it in time to turn. At 4000 we both were right in the haze level. I could have picked up my clearance on the ground, also I may have waited to call center until up to a safer altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN ACR SMT AND GA SMA.

Narrative: CLIMBING VFR OUT OF PGV A NON ATC, UNICOM ARPT ENROUTE TO RDU, AFTER CLEARING ATA WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT WASH CENTER AS WE WERE CLIMBING THROUGH 4000 A LIGHT SINGLE BARELY MISSED US HEAD ON. IT APPEARED HE WAS DESCENDING. THE OTHER ACFT WAS MAKING EVASIVE ACTION AS IT PASSED. WE DID NOT SEE IT IN TIME TO TURN. AT 4000 WE BOTH WERE RIGHT IN THE HAZE LEVEL. I COULD HAVE PICKED UP MY CLRNC ON THE GND, ALSO I MAY HAVE WAITED TO CALL CENTER UNTIL UP TO A SAFER ALT.

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.