B737-400 flight crew responds to TCASII RA landing at psp.

Attributes
ACN	440943
Time
Date	199906
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : psp.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : psp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : psp.tower
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 2000 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	440943
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 84 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	440362
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 250 vertical : 250
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Facility Airport Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On visual approach to runway 31L at psp. Radar at psp OTS, no TA's available. Unknown traffic transiting area eastbound through traffic pattern at psp. Conflict as reporting aircraft was descending on base leg. TCASII RA followed. No passenger injuries or other problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-400 FLC RESPONDS TO TCASII RA LNDG AT PSP.

Narrative: ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 31L AT PSP. RADAR AT PSP OTS, NO TA'S AVAILABLE. UNKNOWN TFC TRANSITING AREA EBOUND THROUGH TFC PATTERN AT PSP. CONFLICT AS RPTING ACFT WAS DSNDING ON BASE LEG. TCASII RA FOLLOWED. NO PAX INJURIES OR OTHER PROBS.

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.