Near midair collision between air carrier-medium large transport and VFR air carrier-light transport...

Attributes
ACN	97730
Time
Date	198811
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rbv
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	97730
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During descent into ewr, an light transport passed off the left nose of the aircraft. There was not enough time to take evasive action due to the close proximity. The light transport was VFR. Since this is a high performance commuter aircraft capable of high speeds, I think part 135 aircraft should be required to be on IFR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN ACR-MLG AND VFR ACR-LTT.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT INTO EWR, AN LTT PASSED OFF THE L NOSE OF THE ACFT. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY. THE LTT WAS VFR. SINCE THIS IS A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMMUTER ACFT CAPABLE OF HIGH SPDS, I THINK PART 135 ACFT SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE ON IFR.

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.