Flight crew in MD80 inbound to fll on vector for ILS receive TCASII RA, respond and observe a cessna...

Attributes
ACN	413354
Time
Date	199809
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia tower : slc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	413354
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Location: just north of the localizer for ILS runway 9 fll, 276 degree radial, 7 DME. Deviating slightly north of runway 9 localizer due to WX on localizer course to runway 9 fll. Approach gave us possible traffic ahead and to the right. Shortly thereafter TCASII RA to aircraft 300 ft below us and slightly to the right. We followed the TCASII RA to climb, which we did and saw the cessna pass just below and to the right. The problem with this scenario is that approach control gave us a turn towards the traffic which he either wasn't in contact with or did not know his altitude. We were descending to land on a vector to the airport to intercept the approach course. This was a dangerous setup and could have been catastrophic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC IN MD80 INBOUND TO FLL ON VECTOR FOR ILS RECEIVE TCASII RA, RESPOND AND OBSERVE A CESSNA FLY PAST.

Narrative: LOCATION: JUST N OF THE LOC FOR ILS RWY 9 FLL, 276 DEG RADIAL, 7 DME. DEVIATING SLIGHTLY N OF RWY 9 LOC DUE TO WX ON LOC COURSE TO RWY 9 FLL. APCH GAVE US POSSIBLE TFC AHEAD AND TO THE R. SHORTLY THEREAFTER TCASII RA TO ACFT 300 FT BELOW US AND SLIGHTLY TO THE R. WE FOLLOWED THE TCASII RA TO CLB, WHICH WE DID AND SAW THE CESSNA PASS JUST BELOW AND TO THE R. THE PROB WITH THIS SCENARIO IS THAT APCH CTL GAVE US A TURN TOWARDS THE TFC WHICH HE EITHER WASN'T IN CONTACT WITH OR DID NOT KNOW HIS ALT. WE WERE DSNDING TO LAND ON A VECTOR TO THE ARPT TO INTERCEPT THE APCH COURSE. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SETUP AND COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC.

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.

Flight crew in MD80 inbound to fll on vector for ILS receive TCASII RA, respond and observe a cessna fly past.