B727-200 cargo crew reports near miss at sjo.

Attributes
ACN	439203
Time
Date	199905
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mroc.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mroc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 07
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mroc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Caravan 1 208A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	439203
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We were a B757 cargo with 2 passenger (jump seat) landing sjo costa rica from mia. We were cleared for the ILS runway 7 at sjo with coco approach. We were switched to tower at 11 NM. Coco tower asked us to report a 3 NM final. Tower cleared a piper navajo into position (runway 7) and he was in sight. At 4200 ft MSL (1200 ft AGL) I spotted traffic at 12:30 - 1 O'clock position coming opposite direction. I quickly leveled off and slightly started turning left when I analyzed the cessna caravan was going to pass to the right. He was at 4000 ft, 500 ft to the right. After landing we told tower about it. Tower said approach and him told us about it. Tower admitted to us we never acknowledged, but he was busy and had to clear the navajo for takeoff. We never heard him talking to the C208 caravan and assume we crossed each other when going to tower and him to departure. We have no TCASII because it's not required by the FAA for cargo aircraft. Flying overseas, some of the ATC clrncs in spanish for the local traffic, cut down the situational awareness picture. It's criminal not to have TCASII mandated, and the lack of it was a contributing factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-200 CARGO CREW RPTS NEAR MISS AT SJO.

Narrative: WE WERE A B757 CARGO WITH 2 PAX (JUMP SEAT) LNDG SJO COSTA RICA FROM MIA. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 7 AT SJO WITH COCO APCH. WE WERE SWITCHED TO TWR AT 11 NM. COCO TWR ASKED US TO RPT A 3 NM FINAL. TWR CLRED A PIPER NAVAJO INTO POS (RWY 7) AND HE WAS IN SIGHT. AT 4200 FT MSL (1200 FT AGL) I SPOTTED TFC AT 12:30 - 1 O'CLOCK POS COMING OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I QUICKLY LEVELED OFF AND SLIGHTLY STARTED TURNING L WHEN I ANALYZED THE CESSNA CARAVAN WAS GOING TO PASS TO THE R. HE WAS AT 4000 FT, 500 FT TO THE R. AFTER LNDG WE TOLD TWR ABOUT IT. TWR SAID APCH AND HIM TOLD US ABOUT IT. TWR ADMITTED TO US WE NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED, BUT HE WAS BUSY AND HAD TO CLR THE NAVAJO FOR TKOF. WE NEVER HEARD HIM TALKING TO THE C208 CARAVAN AND ASSUME WE CROSSED EACH OTHER WHEN GOING TO TWR AND HIM TO DEP. WE HAVE NO TCASII BECAUSE IT'S NOT REQUIRED BY THE FAA FOR CARGO ACFT. FLYING OVERSEAS, SOME OF THE ATC CLRNCS IN SPANISH FOR THE LCL TFC, CUT DOWN THE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS PICTURE. IT'S CRIMINAL NOT TO HAVE TCASII MANDATED, AND THE LACK OF IT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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.