188 passenger large transport has near midair collision at or below the floor of the TCA.

Attributes
ACN	242081
Time
Date	199305
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	242081
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	242080
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

TCASII near miss: ATC descended us to 3000 ft MSL (2400 ft AGL) way south of airport (20-30 NM). TCASII showed climbing traffic (with alert) 700 ft below us which turned to an RA 'monitor vertical speed' followed by climb command. Rapid climb was initiated with closest encounter noted to be 400 ft. Maximum altitude reached was approximately 4000 ft. We were descended too low, too far out and in the vicinity of another airport with a lot of traffic. Supplemental information from acn 242080: ATC was advised by us of the situation. They acknowledged but did not comment (no TA was issued by ATC).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 188 PAX LGT HAS NMAC AT OR BELOW THE FLOOR OF THE TCA.

Narrative: TCASII NEAR MISS: ATC DSNDED US TO 3000 FT MSL (2400 FT AGL) WAY S OF ARPT (20-30 NM). TCASII SHOWED CLBING TFC (WITH ALERT) 700 FT BELOW US WHICH TURNED TO AN RA 'MONITOR VERT SPD' FOLLOWED BY CLB COMMAND. RAPID CLB WAS INITIATED WITH CLOSEST ENCOUNTER NOTED TO BE 400 FT. MAX ALT REACHED WAS APPROX 4000 FT. WE WERE DSNDED TOO LOW, TOO FAR OUT AND IN THE VICINITY OF ANOTHER ARPT WITH A LOT OF TFC. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 242080: ATC WAS ADVISED BY US OF THE SIT. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED BUT DID NOT COMMENT (NO TA WAS ISSUED BY ATC).

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.