Narrative:

The captain was flying air carrier X at 13000 ft en route from cha-atl just north of rome on the rome 7 arrival. The WX was clear below a solid overcast layer, base estimated at less than 14000 ft. Horizontal visibility was 4-5 mi. We received a call from ZTL that we had opposite direction VFR traffic at 13500 ft close range. The TCASII range was switched to 10 mi, then 5 mi, where we found traffic at plus 400 ft level and less than 5 mi. We quickly had a TA audio, another TA, followed by an RA to descend (green fly to arc at 2000 ft rate of descent). The autoplt was disconnected, and as a firm descent was initiated we visually acquired a light twin engine aircraft on our nose opposite direction slightly high at approximately 2 mi distance. Immediately thereafter, a large object fell from the other aircraft that placed the object on a direct collision course with our aircraft. I banked hard left (60 degrees to 70 degrees angle of bank), and a skydiver passed an estimated 100 ft - 200 ft to our right at co-altitude. We had continuous radio contact with ZTL throughout the incident, informing them of our TCASII descent (lowest altitude descended to was approximately 12000 ft), the near miss with the other aircraft and the skydiver. We asked ZTL to mark the tapes and that we would file a cior. Air carrier X climbed back to 13000 ft, the safety of our flight attendant, passenger, and aircraft was verified. After landing, I called the ZTL supervisor on duty. She thanked us for our help, said they would quickly review the tapes, file any necessary reports and be in touch if they needed any additional information.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X TCASII RA HAD NMAC WITH SMT Y AND PARACHUTIST. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.

Narrative: THE CAPT WAS FLYING ACR X AT 13000 FT ENRTE FROM CHA-ATL JUST N OF ROME ON THE ROME 7 ARR. THE WX WAS CLR BELOW A SOLID OVCST LAYER, BASE ESTIMATED AT LESS THAN 14000 FT. HORIZ VISIBILITY WAS 4-5 MI. WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM ZTL THAT WE HAD OPPOSITE DIRECTION VFR TFC AT 13500 FT CLOSE RANGE. THE TCASII RANGE WAS SWITCHED TO 10 MI, THEN 5 MI, WHERE WE FOUND TFC AT PLUS 400 FT LEVEL AND LESS THAN 5 MI. WE QUICKLY HAD A TA AUDIO, ANOTHER TA, FOLLOWED BY AN RA TO DSND (GREEN FLY TO ARC AT 2000 FT RATE OF DSCNT). THE AUTOPLT WAS DISCONNECTED, AND AS A FIRM DSCNT WAS INITIATED WE VISUALLY ACQUIRED A LIGHT TWIN ENG ACFT ON OUR NOSE OPPOSITE DIRECTION SLIGHTLY HIGH AT APPROX 2 MI DISTANCE. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, A LARGE OBJECT FELL FROM THE OTHER ACFT THAT PLACED THE OBJECT ON A DIRECT COLLISION COURSE WITH OUR ACFT. I BANKED HARD L (60 DEGS TO 70 DEGS ANGLE OF BANK), AND A SKYDIVER PASSED AN ESTIMATED 100 FT - 200 FT TO OUR R AT CO-ALT. WE HAD CONTINUOUS RADIO CONTACT WITH ZTL THROUGHOUT THE INCIDENT, INFORMING THEM OF OUR TCASII DSCNT (LOWEST ALT DSNDED TO WAS APPROX 12000 FT), THE NEAR MISS WITH THE OTHER ACFT AND THE SKYDIVER. WE ASKED ZTL TO MARK THE TAPES AND THAT WE WOULD FILE A CIOR. ACR X CLBED BACK TO 13000 FT, THE SAFETY OF OUR FLT ATTENDANT, PAX, AND ACFT WAS VERIFIED. AFTER LNDG, I CALLED THE ZTL SUPVR ON DUTY. SHE THANKED US FOR OUR HELP, SAID THEY WOULD QUICKLY REVIEW THE TAPES, FILE ANY NECESSARY RPTS AND BE IN TOUCH IF THEY NEEDED ANY ADDITIONAL INFO.

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.