A B727 flight crew had a light twin aircraft pilot fail to maintain visual separation as directed by...

Attributes
ACN	442776
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : aus.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : aus.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	442776
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	442610
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 5400 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During climb out from aus runway 17R, aircraft X was given a 080 degree heading and 12000 ft climb out instructions from RAPCON. RAPCON was also handling a light twin Y and called us out as traffic. Aircraft Y saw us and asked the controller what to do, as the controller was trying to tell him to maintain visual separation from aircraft X while we then got a TA then RA 'descend, descend' almost simultaneously. The light twin turned down and away from us at about 1 NM and at our altitude. The captain saw him for the first time at this point. What I find to be amazing is that this aircraft Y had us, a B727 in sight the entire time and continued right at us on an intercept heading until the controller told him to maintain visual separation and all he would do was ask in a panic, 'which way, which way do I turn?'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 FLC HAD A LIGHT TWIN ACFT PLT FAIL TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION AS DIRECTED BY AUS TRACON.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM AUS RWY 17R, ACFT X WAS GIVEN A 080 DEG HDG AND 12000 FT CLBOUT INSTRUCTIONS FROM RAPCON. RAPCON WAS ALSO HANDLING A LIGHT TWIN Y AND CALLED US OUT AS TFC. ACFT Y SAW US AND ASKED THE CTLR WHAT TO DO, AS THE CTLR WAS TRYING TO TELL HIM TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION FROM ACFT X WHILE WE THEN GOT A TA THEN RA 'DSND, DSND' ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE LIGHT TWIN TURNED DOWN AND AWAY FROM US AT ABOUT 1 NM AND AT OUR ALT. THE CAPT SAW HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THIS POINT. WHAT I FIND TO BE AMAZING IS THAT THIS ACFT Y HAD US, A B727 IN SIGHT THE ENTIRE TIME AND CONTINUED RIGHT AT US ON AN INTERCEPT HDG UNTIL THE CTLR TOLD HIM TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION AND ALL HE WOULD DO WAS ASK IN A PANIC, 'WHICH WAY, WHICH WAY DO I TURN?'

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.

A B727 flight crew had a light twin aircraft pilot fail to maintain visual separation as directed by aus TRACON.