Air carrier on visual approach has medium large transport assigned to parallel runway cross below to line up for same runway. TCASII RA.

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Attributes
ACN	200762
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	200762
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 1500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Msp approach cleared us for visual to follow medium large transport B for 11L at msp. Approximately 8 mi out we started to configure for landing. We noticed an aircraft to the right landing on 11R. Approach advised to contact tower. Tower then cleared us to land. Passing 4000 ft TCASII advised monitor vertical speed. We leveled at 4000 ft and started to look for traffic. At that time msp tower advised us to level off. We then observed traffic off our right make what appeared to be an approach to our runway. Traffic, an medium large transport C, went below us and we were asked by tower if we could remain in visual contact. We advised that he was below us. We maintained our altitude and tower then advised we were clear and if we could make an approach. We advised that we were too high and could not. He handed us to approach and they advised to climb to 4000 ft. We then continued our approach and landed at msp. The incident occurred by the pilot having confusion on which runway he had been cleared for, or the approach controller having confusion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ON VISUAL APCH HAS MLG ASSIGNED TO PARALLEL RWY CROSS BELOW TO LINE UP FOR SAME RWY. TCASII RA.

Narrative: MSP APCH CLRED US FOR VISUAL TO FOLLOW MLG B FOR 11L AT MSP. APPROX 8 MI OUT WE STARTED TO CONFIGURE FOR LNDG. WE NOTICED AN ACFT TO THE R LNDG ON 11R. APCH ADVISED TO CONTACT TWR. TWR THEN CLRED US TO LAND. PASSING 4000 FT TCASII ADVISED MONITOR VERT SPD. WE LEVELED AT 4000 FT AND STARTED TO LOOK FOR TFC. AT THAT TIME MSP TWR ADVISED US TO LEVEL OFF. WE THEN OBSERVED TFC OFF OUR R MAKE WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN APCH TO OUR RWY. TFC, AN MLG C, WENT BELOW US AND WE WERE ASKED BY TWR IF WE COULD REMAIN IN VISUAL CONTACT. WE ADVISED THAT HE WAS BELOW US. WE MAINTAINED OUR ALT AND TWR THEN ADVISED WE WERE CLR AND IF WE COULD MAKE AN APCH. WE ADVISED THAT WE WERE TOO HIGH AND COULD NOT. HE HANDED US TO APCH AND THEY ADVISED TO CLB TO 4000 FT. WE THEN CONTINUED OUR APCH AND LANDED AT MSP. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED BY THE PLT HAVING CONFUSION ON WHICH RWY HE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR, OR THE APCH CTLR HAVING CONFUSION.

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.