A departing B737 on radar vectors received a TCASII RA and passed within 500 ft of a cessna aircraft...

Attributes
ACN	432819
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : orl.vortac
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	432819
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We had just departed mco on our way to sdf. Departure control had us on a northwest vector. We had been cleared to climb to 14000 ft. Approaching 8000 ft in the climb we were given a vector to 350 degrees and told to watch for traffic in our 1 O'clock we could not initially see the traffic, but saw traffic on TCASII. When we rolled out of the turn on the 350 degree heading traffic was in our 12 O'clock position and about 1 mi. At this time we were climbing through 10000 ft and it became obvious that we would not have separation on this traffic TCASII gave us an RA to stop climb we leveled off as we obtained visual with the traffic. Traffic (single engine cessna) was sbound at 10500 ft we passed 500 ft below and 200-300 ft east of traffic. The first officer and I could not believe how departure control turned us directly into known traffic that way. Thank goodness for TCASII, as it was so hazy that day that without it, we would have collided.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DEPARTING B737 ON RADAR VECTORS RECEIVED A TCASII RA AND PASSED WITHIN 500 FT OF A CESSNA ACFT.

Narrative: WE HAD JUST DEPARTED MCO ON OUR WAY TO SDF. DEP CTL HAD US ON A NW VECTOR. WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO CLB TO 14000 FT. APCHING 8000 FT IN THE CLB WE WERE GIVEN A VECTOR TO 350 DEGS AND TOLD TO WATCH FOR TFC IN OUR 1 O'CLOCK WE COULD NOT INITIALLY SEE THE TFC, BUT SAW TFC ON TCASII. WHEN WE ROLLED OUT OF THE TURN ON THE 350 DEG HDG TFC WAS IN OUR 12 O'CLOCK POS AND ABOUT 1 MI. AT THIS TIME WE WERE CLBING THROUGH 10000 FT AND IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE SEPARATION ON THIS TFC TCASII GAVE US AN RA TO STOP CLB WE LEVELED OFF AS WE OBTAINED VISUAL WITH THE TFC. TFC (SINGLE ENG CESSNA) WAS SBOUND AT 10500 FT WE PASSED 500 FT BELOW AND 200-300 FT E OF TFC. THE FO AND I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW DEP CTL TURNED US DIRECTLY INTO KNOWN TFC THAT WAY. THANK GOODNESS FOR TCASII, AS IT WAS SO HAZY THAT DAY THAT WITHOUT IT, WE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED.

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.