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

Attributes
ACN	94513
Time
Date	198809
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
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
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	94513
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

We were inbound to ewr, level at 6000', assigned heading 130 degree, speed 245 KTS. The controller called out traffic at 11 O'clock, 7 mi, altitude readout 6600', swbnd. The first officer acknowledged the traffic callout by stating that we were looking for the traffic. A second report by the controller, 'traffic at 11 or 12 O'clod, 4 mi' produced a sighting of the traffic by the first officer and the second officer. The controller also said that the aircraft appeared to be descending. A few moments later I sighted the aircraft as it was pointed out to me by the other crew members. I disconnected the autoplt, and smartly rolled into a 30-35 degree banked left turn. I also lowered the nose slightly to provide vertical clearance and maintain sight of the other aircraft. As it passed by the right side, the second officer recognized the aircraft as an small aircraft with a blue on white color scheme. Had the controller not provided the traffic advisories, and stayed with the situation, a midair collision probably would have occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN ACR LGT AND SMA.

Narrative: WE WERE INBND TO EWR, LEVEL AT 6000', ASSIGNED HDG 130 DEG, SPD 245 KTS. THE CTLR CALLED OUT TFC AT 11 O'CLOCK, 7 MI, ALT READOUT 6600', SWBND. THE F/O ACKNOWLEDGED THE TFC CALLOUT BY STATING THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE TFC. A SECOND RPT BY THE CTLR, 'TFC AT 11 OR 12 O'CLOD, 4 MI' PRODUCED A SIGHTING OF THE TFC BY THE F/O AND THE S/O. THE CTLR ALSO SAID THAT THE ACFT APPEARED TO BE DSNDING. A FEW MOMENTS LATER I SIGHTED THE ACFT AS IT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME BY THE OTHER CREW MEMBERS. I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT, AND SMARTLY ROLLED INTO A 30-35 DEG BANKED L TURN. I ALSO LOWERED THE NOSE SLIGHTLY TO PROVIDE VERTICAL CLRNC AND MAINTAIN SIGHT OF THE OTHER ACFT. AS IT PASSED BY THE R SIDE, THE S/O RECOGNIZED THE ACFT AS AN SMA WITH A BLUE ON WHITE COLOR SCHEME. HAD THE CTLR NOT PROVIDED THE TFC ADVISORIES, AND STAYED WITH THE SITUATION, A MIDAIR COLLISION PROBABLY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED.

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.