Near midair collision in class 'B' airspace.

Attributes
ACN	281625
Time
Date	199408
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1150
ASRS Report	281625
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared for approach, runway 9R mia -- slow descent due to ATC request for 210 KTS to 11 mi -- staying above scattered cloud deck. TCASII called 'traffic traffic' and showed target at 2 O'clock at about 500 below, climbing slowly. TCASII called 'increase descent' at about the same time ATC called 'traffic, 1-2 O'clock, 3600 ft indicated.' we were already looking, and then TCASII told us to descend immediately, and I pushed forward, we probably went close to zero G's. At that time we saw the aircraft, possibly a cessna 402 just above our altitude and crossing directly above us. We told ATC that we were responding to TCASII, and that we also (finally) had aircraft in sight. We were in class B airspace, so we asked if ATC was talking to another aircraft, they said 'no.' I asked them to 'nail' that aircraft. In talking to approach later, they said that they lost the aircraft over phk VOR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC IN CLASS 'B' AIRSPACE.

Narrative: CLRED FOR APCH, RWY 9R MIA -- SLOW DSCNT DUE TO ATC REQUEST FOR 210 KTS TO 11 MI -- STAYING ABOVE SCATTERED CLOUD DECK. TCASII CALLED 'TFC TFC' AND SHOWED TARGET AT 2 O'CLOCK AT ABOUT 500 BELOW, CLBING SLOWLY. TCASII CALLED 'INCREASE DSCNT' AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME ATC CALLED 'TFC, 1-2 O'CLOCK, 3600 FT INDICATED.' WE WERE ALREADY LOOKING, AND THEN TCASII TOLD US TO DSND IMMEDIATELY, AND I PUSHED FORWARD, WE PROBABLY WENT CLOSE TO ZERO G'S. AT THAT TIME WE SAW THE ACFT, POSSIBLY A CESSNA 402 JUST ABOVE OUR ALT AND XING DIRECTLY ABOVE US. WE TOLD ATC THAT WE WERE RESPONDING TO TCASII, AND THAT WE ALSO (FINALLY) HAD ACFT IN SIGHT. WE WERE IN CLASS B AIRSPACE, SO WE ASKED IF ATC WAS TALKING TO ANOTHER ACFT, THEY SAID 'NO.' I ASKED THEM TO 'NAIL' THAT ACFT. IN TALKING TO APCH LATER, THEY SAID THAT THEY LOST THE ACFT OVER PHK VOR.

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.