Close proximity air carrier large transport on STAR into clt and aircraft medium large transport on climb out from clt.

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Attributes
ACN	194638
Time
Date	199111
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	194630
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Approaching clt airport on the unarm arrival STAR at 12 DME, noted climbing medium large transport headed sbound. We were at 10000 MSL 250 KTS and level. We were not TCASII equipped. Conditions were ceiling and visibility unlimited. I noted the climbing medium large transport turn westerly toward us and was then probably more than 3 mi distant. His climb was not such that I was sure he would be higher than 10000 before crossing our northerly track. And he seemed to be converging. As we were receiving a descent clearance to 9000 I believed his appearance in our right side window was stationary and closing rapidly. He was slightly nose up and slightly left wing up. This made me feel he could probably not see us as he was reaching our altitude. I disconnected the autoplt and banked 40 degree left with down pitch of 10 degree to avoid what was clearly a collision course of the 2 aircraft. I was passing through 9400 when I made contact with our approach controller who acknowledged and gave us repeated clearance to 9000 and 'back' to course 360 degrees.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX ACR LGT ON STAR INTO CLT AND ACFT MLG ON CLB OUT FROM CLT.

Narrative: APCHING CLT ARPT ON THE UNARM ARR STAR AT 12 DME, NOTED CLBING MLG HEADED SBOUND. WE WERE AT 10000 MSL 250 KTS AND LEVEL. WE WERE NOT TCASII EQUIPPED. CONDITIONS WERE CEILING AND VISIBILITY UNLIMITED. I NOTED THE CLBING MLG TURN WESTERLY TOWARD US AND WAS THEN PROBABLY MORE THAN 3 MI DISTANT. HIS CLB WAS NOT SUCH THAT I WAS SURE HE WOULD BE HIGHER THAN 10000 BEFORE XING OUR NORTHERLY TRACK. AND HE SEEMED TO BE CONVERGING. AS WE WERE RECEIVING A DSCNT CLRNC TO 9000 I BELIEVED HIS APPEARANCE IN OUR R SIDE WINDOW WAS STATIONARY AND CLOSING RAPIDLY. HE WAS SLIGHTLY NOSE UP AND SLIGHTLY L WING UP. THIS MADE ME FEEL HE COULD PROBABLY NOT SEE US AS HE WAS REACHING OUR ALT. I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT AND BANKED 40 DEG L WITH DOWN PITCH OF 10 DEG TO AVOID WHAT WAS CLRLY A COLLISION COURSE OF THE 2 ACFT. I WAS PASSING THROUGH 9400 WHEN I MADE CONTACT WITH OUR APCH CTLR WHO ACKNOWLEDGED AND GAVE US REPEATED CLRNC TO 9000 AND 'BACK' TO COURSE 360 DEGS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.