Medium large transport aircraft entering holding received TCASII RA at the same time ATC controller instructed flight crew to make an immediate turn and climb. Another air carrier also was responding to an RA and also instructed by ATC to turn immediately. Near midair collision.

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Attributes
ACN	363486
Time
Date	199703
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ftz
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zkc
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	363486
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

En route from tul to stl on the trake 7 arrival, we were given instructions from ZKC to hold at trake as depicted with 20 NM legs. After various altitude stepdowns we were cleared to 15000 ft prior to trake. I was leveling at 15000 ft and starting a right turn over trake when we received an RA on the TCASII to climb. As I started to respond the ATC controller advised us to turn immediately to a 180 degree heading and climb to 16000 ft. At the same time an air carrier pilot advised he was responding to an RA, and the controller instructed him to make an immediate turn. We had the WX radar operating at the time of the RA. As I started climbing the TCASII display showed the air carrier aircraft at -100 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ACFT ENTERING HOLDING RECEIVED TCASII RA AT THE SAME TIME ATC CTLR INSTRUCTED FLC TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE TURN AND CLB. ANOTHER ACR ALSO WAS RESPONDING TO AN RA AND ALSO INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO TURN IMMEDIATELY. NMAC.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM TUL TO STL ON THE TRAKE 7 ARR, WE WERE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FROM ZKC TO HOLD AT TRAKE AS DEPICTED WITH 20 NM LEGS. AFTER VARIOUS ALT STEPDOWNS WE WERE CLRED TO 15000 FT PRIOR TO TRAKE. I WAS LEVELING AT 15000 FT AND STARTING A R TURN OVER TRAKE WHEN WE RECEIVED AN RA ON THE TCASII TO CLB. AS I STARTED TO RESPOND THE ATC CTLR ADVISED US TO TURN IMMEDIATELY TO A 180 DEG HDG AND CLB TO 16000 FT. AT THE SAME TIME AN ACR PLT ADVISED HE WAS RESPONDING TO AN RA, AND THE CTLR INSTRUCTED HIM TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE TURN. WE HAD THE WX RADAR OPERATING AT THE TIME OF THE RA. AS I STARTED CLBING THE TCASII DISPLAY SHOWED THE ACR ACFT AT -100 FT.

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.