An air carrier mdt has a less severe near midair collision while flying in ZMP control area.

Attributes
ACN	357490
Time
Date	199701
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tvf
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp tower : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 200 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	357490
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

En route from gfk-tvf flight xx operated by air carrier. We descended to 3000 ft after initial cruise of 7000 ft. Tvf AWOS reported ZZ40Z, 2200 ft overcast, 10 mi, -04/-15, 3006, altimeter 30.28. We were opting for a visual approach. Level at 3000 ft (200 ft below the overcast) we noticed a TCASII target (blue, proximate traffic) indicating level with us at 3000 ft at our 12 O'clock position, varying to 1 O'clock position. This turned to a yellow TA on TCASII 'traffic, traffic.' I saw intruder aircraft in a left wing down position at 12 O'clock level with us. I instructed the first officer to immediately 'turn left now.' we passed off the right side of this aircraft way too close. I filed an near midair collision report with ZMP because I felt the intruder aircraft was in the wrong. Cruising wbound VFR at 3000 ft, 200 ft below the overcast on a published airway. As we were deviating the TCASII issued an RA to descend, but we already had traffic in sight and we deviated to his right (our left). At about this time ZMP center advised us of traffic at 12 O'clock (he already passed) and center said he just 'popped up.' TCASII did a nice job on this day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MDT HAS A LESS SEVERE NMAC WHILE FLYING IN ZMP CTL AREA.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM GFK-TVF FLT XX OPERATED BY ACR. WE DSNDED TO 3000 FT AFTER INITIAL CRUISE OF 7000 FT. TVF AWOS RPTED ZZ40Z, 2200 FT OVCST, 10 MI, -04/-15, 3006, ALTIMETER 30.28. WE WERE OPTING FOR A VISUAL APCH. LEVEL AT 3000 FT (200 FT BELOW THE OVCST) WE NOTICED A TCASII TARGET (BLUE, PROXIMATE TFC) INDICATING LEVEL WITH US AT 3000 FT AT OUR 12 O'CLOCK POS, VARYING TO 1 O'CLOCK POS. THIS TURNED TO A YELLOW TA ON TCASII 'TFC, TFC.' I SAW INTRUDER ACFT IN A L WING DOWN POS AT 12 O'CLOCK LEVEL WITH US. I INSTRUCTED THE FO TO IMMEDIATELY 'TURN L NOW.' WE PASSED OFF THE R SIDE OF THIS ACFT WAY TOO CLOSE. I FILED AN NMAC RPT WITH ZMP BECAUSE I FELT THE INTRUDER ACFT WAS IN THE WRONG. CRUISING WBOUND VFR AT 3000 FT, 200 FT BELOW THE OVCST ON A PUBLISHED AIRWAY. AS WE WERE DEVIATING THE TCASII ISSUED AN RA TO DSND, BUT WE ALREADY HAD TFC IN SIGHT AND WE DEVIATED TO HIS R (OUR L). AT ABOUT THIS TIME ZMP CTR ADVISED US OF TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK (HE ALREADY PASSED) AND CTR SAID HE JUST 'POPPED UP.' TCASII DID A NICE JOB ON THIS DAY.

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.