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A B717 flight crew; below 1;000 ft AGL flying a visual approach backed up by the ILS; suffered an near midair collision with what the tower casually identified as '...must be the mosquito sprayer.' the PF flying followed the RA commands and; when clear of traffic; regained the glide slope and continued to an uneventful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1017462 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201206 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RSW.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B717 (Formerly MD-95) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC |
Narrative:
We were cleared by approach control for a visual approach to runway 6 at rsw in night VMC conditions. We were flying the ILS from IAF muffe to the runway when on an approximately 2 and ½ mile final and 700 ft AGL we received a TCAS TA immediately followed by a reduce vertical speed RA. The PF added power and started climb; while I looked down and left and saw an aircraft pass approximately 200 feet directly below us. I called traffic behind us and TCAS announced clear of conflict after which the PF returned to glideslope and made an uneventful landing. Immediately after traffic passing below us I called tower and reported a TCAS RA. Tower responded it must be the mosquito sprayer and seemed unconcerned. No traffic advisories were made by approach control or tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B717 flight crew; below 1;000 FT AGL flying a visual approach backed up by the ILS; suffered an NMAC with what the Tower casually identified as '...must be the mosquito sprayer.' The PF flying followed the RA commands and; when clear of traffic; regained the glide slope and continued to an uneventful landing.
Narrative: We were cleared by Approach Control for a visual approach to Runway 6 at RSW in night VMC conditions. we were flying the ILS from IAF MUFFE to the runway when on an approximately 2 and ½ mile final and 700 ft AGL we received a TCAS TA immediately followed by a reduce vertical speed RA. The PF added power and started climb; while I looked down and left and saw an aircraft pass approximately 200 feet directly below us. I called traffic behind us and TCAS announced clear of conflict after which the PF returned to glideslope and made an uneventful landing. Immediately after traffic passing below us I called tower and reported a TCAS RA. Tower responded it must be the mosquito sprayer and seemed unconcerned. No traffic advisories were made by Approach Control or Tower.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.