Flight crew of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft took evasive action and stopped their descent and climbed in response to a TCASII RA.

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Attributes
ACN	256183
Time
Date	199311
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : orf artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 108 flight time total : 11561 flight time type : 7677
ASRS Report	256183
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 18000 vertical : 800
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While being vectored for a visual approach to runway 23 at norfolk we were advised of traffic maneuvering at 2500 ft. We were cleared to 3000 ft. While on an assigned heading of 230 degrees and descending through 3400 ft we received a TA. I slowed the rate of descent and the first officer and I continued to look for the traffic. At 3300 ft we received an RA command to climb. I complied with the RA because we did not have visual contact with the traffic. At 3400 ft we saw the traffic and notified ATC. ATC confirmed we were clear of the traffic and cleared us to 1500 ft. We told ATC we had runway 23 in sight and ATC cleared us for a visual approach before we reached 3000 ft. An uneventful landing followed and I spoke with approach control after reaching the gate. He informed us that fish spotting was going on. This was not on the ATIS, and my opinion is that fish spotting on or near the approach path to a runway is a poor idea.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG ACR ACFT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND STOPPED THEIR DSCNT AND CLBED IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 23 AT NORFOLK WE WERE ADVISED OF TFC MANEUVERING AT 2500 FT. WE WERE CLRED TO 3000 FT. WHILE ON AN ASSIGNED HDG OF 230 DEGS AND DSNDING THROUGH 3400 FT WE RECEIVED A TA. I SLOWED THE RATE OF DSCNT AND THE FO AND I CONTINUED TO LOOK FOR THE TFC. AT 3300 FT WE RECEIVED AN RA COMMAND TO CLB. I COMPLIED WITH THE RA BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE TFC. AT 3400 FT WE SAW THE TFC AND NOTIFIED ATC. ATC CONFIRMED WE WERE CLR OF THE TFC AND CLRED US TO 1500 FT. WE TOLD ATC WE HAD RWY 23 IN SIGHT AND ATC CLRED US FOR A VISUAL APCH BEFORE WE REACHED 3000 FT. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG FOLLOWED AND I SPOKE WITH APCH CTL AFTER REACHING THE GATE. HE INFORMED US THAT FISH SPOTTING WAS GOING ON. THIS WAS NOT ON THE ATIS, AND MY OPINION IS THAT FISH SPOTTING ON OR NEAR THE APCH PATH TO A RWY IS A POOR IDEA.

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.