<< >> NASA ASRS Report 311609, July 1995

Near midair collision -- air carrier in a visual descent is advised of an aircraft converging from the 8 O'clock position. They see and avoid the traffic.

Attributes
ACN	311609
Time
Date	199507
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sax
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : slc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	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
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	311609
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	311461
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We departed syr as a commercial flight to ewr. Near sax VOR we were descending and ny approach cleared the flight to teb at the same time we were advised of the traffic at our 8 O'clock position. We saw the converging traffic and took evasive action by turning right (away from the traffic) and increased our rate of descent. We were VFR and clear of clouds.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC -- ACR IN A VISUAL DSCNT IS ADVISED OF AN ACFT CONVERGING FROM THE 8 O'CLOCK POS. THEY SEE AND AVOID THE TFC.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED SYR AS A COMMERCIAL FLT TO EWR. NEAR SAX VOR WE WERE DSNDING AND NY APCH CLRED THE FLT TO TEB AT THE SAME TIME WE WERE ADVISED OF THE TFC AT OUR 8 O'CLOCK POS. WE SAW THE CONVERGING TFC AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BY TURNING R (AWAY FROM THE TFC) AND INCREASED OUR RATE OF DSCNT. WE WERE VFR AND CLR OF CLOUDS.

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.