Flight crew of an medium large transport stopped their climb during departure in response to a TCASII RA and the visual sighting of a saab type aircraft closing on theirs. ATC controller made no comment regarding the reason for the near miss (near midair collision).

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Attributes
ACN	342144
Time
Date	199607
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa
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
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Saab-Scania Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	342144
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Flight departed tpa, runway 18L, with clearance to turn right to heading 210 degrees, climb to 6000 ft. Departure control directed a turn to 350 degrees, climb to 7000 ft. At approximately 5700 ft a TA was indicated by TCASII for traffic at 7000 ft. Visual contact was difficult due to cumulus clouds but was intermittently gained. Aspect of traffic was difficult to determine. However, at approximately 6500 ft captain determined evasive action was necessary. The turn to 350 degrees was stopped, the throttles were closed and an immediate descent initiated. The traffic (a saab) was observed to pass very close above. A message was conveyed to the departure controller with subsequent 'pregnant pause.' the controller returned to the frequency with what seemed to be a 'shaken' tone. There was no acknowledgement of conflict by the controller. No RA was received on TCASII and no evasive action was observed by the saab.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG STOPPED THEIR CLB DURING DEP IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA AND THE VISUAL SIGHTING OF A SAAB TYPE ACFT CLOSING ON THEIRS. ATC CTLR MADE NO COMMENT REGARDING THE REASON FOR THE NEAR MISS (NMAC).

Narrative: FLT DEPARTED TPA, RWY 18L, WITH CLRNC TO TURN R TO HDG 210 DEGS, CLB TO 6000 FT. DEP CTL DIRECTED A TURN TO 350 DEGS, CLB TO 7000 FT. AT APPROX 5700 FT A TA WAS INDICATED BY TCASII FOR TFC AT 7000 FT. VISUAL CONTACT WAS DIFFICULT DUE TO CUMULUS CLOUDS BUT WAS INTERMITTENTLY GAINED. ASPECT OF TFC WAS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE. HOWEVER, AT APPROX 6500 FT CAPT DETERMINED EVASIVE ACTION WAS NECESSARY. THE TURN TO 350 DEGS WAS STOPPED, THE THROTTLES WERE CLOSED AND AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT INITIATED. THE TFC (A SAAB) WAS OBSERVED TO PASS VERY CLOSE ABOVE. A MESSAGE WAS CONVEYED TO THE DEP CTLR WITH SUBSEQUENT 'PREGNANT PAUSE.' THE CTLR RETURNED TO THE FREQ WITH WHAT SEEMED TO BE A 'SHAKEN' TONE. THERE WAS NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CONFLICT BY THE CTLR. NO RA WAS RECEIVED ON TCASII AND NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS OBSERVED BY THE SAAB.

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.