Captain of an air carrier medium large transport stopped approach descent and climbed in response to...

Attributes
ACN	274564
Time
Date	199406
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	274564
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3600
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 1100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On arrival into gso on a vector heading of 360 degrees we were given clearance to intercept the gso 280 degree radial and descend to cross 30 DME on the 280 degree radial at 11000 ft. As we were turning to intercept the 280 degree radial we were also descending through 13000 ft. TCASII gave us a TA of a VFR aircraft climbing 1100 ft below us. At this point the ATC controller told us to level off at 12000 ft. Simultaneously we got an RA and a TCASII alert to 'descend, descend.' TCASII showed traffic at 3 mi, 800 ft below us and climbing. Since I had already leveled off at the controller's instructions at 12000 ft, I kicked off the autoplt and began a climbing right turn. As we climbed through 13500 ft we spotted the VFR traffic at about 1 1/2 mi and 1100 ft below us. Upon landing in gso I got a call from atl ATC. Supervisor apologized for our handling and indicated that controller training was in progress and that he should have responded earlier in giving us a turn or leveloff so that the conflict with the VFR traffic would not have been so close.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN ACR MLG STOPPED APCH DSCNT AND CLBED IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA.

Narrative: ON ARR INTO GSO ON A VECTOR HDG OF 360 DEGS WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO INTERCEPT THE GSO 280 DEG RADIAL AND DSND TO CROSS 30 DME ON THE 280 DEG RADIAL AT 11000 FT. AS WE WERE TURNING TO INTERCEPT THE 280 DEG RADIAL WE WERE ALSO DSNDING THROUGH 13000 FT. TCASII GAVE US A TA OF A VFR ACFT CLBING 1100 FT BELOW US. AT THIS POINT THE ATC CTLR TOLD US TO LEVEL OFF AT 12000 FT. SIMULTANEOUSLY WE GOT AN RA AND A TCASII ALERT TO 'DSND, DSND.' TCASII SHOWED TFC AT 3 MI, 800 FT BELOW US AND CLBING. SINCE I HAD ALREADY LEVELED OFF AT THE CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS AT 12000 FT, I KICKED OFF THE AUTOPLT AND BEGAN A CLBING R TURN. AS WE CLBED THROUGH 13500 FT WE SPOTTED THE VFR TFC AT ABOUT 1 1/2 MI AND 1100 FT BELOW US. UPON LNDG IN GSO I GOT A CALL FROM ATL ATC. SUPVR APOLOGIZED FOR OUR HANDLING AND INDICATED THAT CTLR TRAINING WAS IN PROGRESS AND THAT HE SHOULD HAVE RESPONDED EARLIER IN GIVING US A TURN OR LEVELOFF SO THAT THE CONFLICT WITH THE VFR TFC WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO CLOSE.

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.

Captain of an air carrier medium large transport stopped approach descent and climbed in response to a TCASII RA.