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Mdt being radar vectored for approach has near midair collision with light twin apparently not under positive control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 116009 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zqa airport : nas |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : nas |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 116009 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | unspecified : 250 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
While flying sebnd at 4000', in mdt X, radar vectored by nassau approach, an small transport Y aircraft came within 1/4 mi at the aircraft we were flying. We had just come out of the clouds IMC when the captain pointed out the aircraft at about our 10:30 position on a flight path to the northwest.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MDT BEING RADAR VECTORED FOR APCH HAS NMAC WITH LIGHT TWIN APPARENTLY NOT UNDER POSITIVE CTL.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING SEBND AT 4000', IN MDT X, RADAR VECTORED BY NASSAU APCH, AN SMT Y ACFT CAME WITHIN 1/4 MI AT THE ACFT WE WERE FLYING. WE HAD JUST COME OUT OF THE CLOUDS IMC WHEN THE CAPT POINTED OUT THE ACFT AT ABOUT OUR 10:30 POSITION ON A FLT PATH TO THE NW.
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.