Near midair collision. Conflicting traffic reported by ATC, but flight crew idented it as another aircraft. Cleared to climb, but maintain visual separation, flight crew realized the previously idented traffic was not the conflicting traffic, received TCASII and took evasive action.

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Attributes
ACN	339742
Time
Date	199606
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vny airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bur
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
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 : 15000 flight time type : 7800
ASRS Report	339742
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

After departing bur runway 15 we were assigned about a 340 degree heading and 6000 ft. (Might have been 5000 ft). During the right turn a skylane (cessna) was given as traffic. The first officer said we had the traffic in sight at 2 O'clock and 4 or 5 mi. I could not see the skylane due to the right bank turn. The skylane was VFR 500 ft above our altitude. After I reported the traffic in sight, (I reported traffic in sight because first officer said he saw the traffic), we were given pilot's discretion to climb to 13000 ft while maintaining visual separation from the skylane. Just after the wings were leveled I saw the skylane. Then the first officer started to climb using the vertical speed. This looked to me like we might have a traffic conflict by climbing and stated so to the first officer. As the situation looked worse in a short time I started pushing the nose back down to go beneath the skylane. At that same time TCASII sounded a 'descend' RA. I think it was at that time we both realized that the first officer had been looking at a jet further away, thinking he was looking at the skylane traffic. A misident of the traffic issued to us. It did not appear that the skylane took any evasive action. While it is not always practical, both pilots should be in agreement that the correct traffic is in sight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC. CONFLICTING TFC RPTED BY ATC, BUT FLC IDENTED IT AS ANOTHER ACFT. CLRED TO CLB, BUT MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION, FLC REALIZED THE PREVIOUSLY IDENTED TFC WAS NOT THE CONFLICTING TFC, RECEIVED TCASII AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING BUR RWY 15 WE WERE ASSIGNED ABOUT A 340 DEG HDG AND 6000 FT. (MIGHT HAVE BEEN 5000 FT). DURING THE R TURN A SKYLANE (CESSNA) WAS GIVEN AS TFC. THE FO SAID WE HAD THE TFC IN SIGHT AT 2 O'CLOCK AND 4 OR 5 MI. I COULD NOT SEE THE SKYLANE DUE TO THE R BANK TURN. THE SKYLANE WAS VFR 500 FT ABOVE OUR ALT. AFTER I RPTED THE TFC IN SIGHT, (I RPTED TFC IN SIGHT BECAUSE FO SAID HE SAW THE TFC), WE WERE GIVEN PLT'S DISCRETION TO CLB TO 13000 FT WHILE MAINTAINING VISUAL SEPARATION FROM THE SKYLANE. JUST AFTER THE WINGS WERE LEVELED I SAW THE SKYLANE. THEN THE FO STARTED TO CLB USING THE VERT SPD. THIS LOOKED TO ME LIKE WE MIGHT HAVE A TFC CONFLICT BY CLBING AND STATED SO TO THE FO. AS THE SIT LOOKED WORSE IN A SHORT TIME I STARTED PUSHING THE NOSE BACK DOWN TO GO BENEATH THE SKYLANE. AT THAT SAME TIME TCASII SOUNDED A 'DSND' RA. I THINK IT WAS AT THAT TIME WE BOTH REALIZED THAT THE FO HAD BEEN LOOKING AT A JET FURTHER AWAY, THINKING HE WAS LOOKING AT THE SKYLANE TFC. A MISIDENT OF THE TFC ISSUED TO US. IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT THE SKYLANE TOOK ANY EVASIVE ACTION. WHILE IT IS NOT ALWAYS PRACTICAL, BOTH PLTS SHOULD BE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE CORRECT TFC IS IN SIGHT.

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.