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Attributes | |
ACN | 443371 |
Time | |
Date | 199907 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : msp.airport |
State Reference | MN |
Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : msp.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B757-200 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 12l other |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : visual |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : msp.tower |
Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 750 |
ASRS Report | 443371 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Miss Distance | vertical : 300 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | FAA Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Approach control xferred us to tower at 14 mi. The captain called the tower at 14 mi with no response. He called again at 13 mi and was acknowledged by a female controller. At 5 mi on localizer course and on GS with autoplt engaged and autothrottles on we received a TCASII TA. Traffic on TCASII was 700 ft low to our right. No visual contact was made. Then we got a TCASII TA. Traffic on TCASII was 300 ft low to our right. I, the first officer, got a visual of a cessna northbound 300 ft low slightly behind us to our right. I disconnected the autoplt and reduced vertical speed. RA immediately stopped. The captain notified msp tower after landing on a recorded line. We were never notified by the tower controller of the traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 CREW HAD NMAC IN MSP CLASS B.
Narrative: APCH CTL XFERRED US TO TWR AT 14 MI. THE CAPT CALLED THE TWR AT 14 MI WITH NO RESPONSE. HE CALLED AGAIN AT 13 MI AND WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY A FEMALE CTLR. AT 5 MI ON LOC COURSE AND ON GS WITH AUTOPLT ENGAGED AND AUTOTHROTTLES ON WE RECEIVED A TCASII TA. TFC ON TCASII WAS 700 FT LOW TO OUR R. NO VISUAL CONTACT WAS MADE. THEN WE GOT A TCASII TA. TFC ON TCASII WAS 300 FT LOW TO OUR R. I, THE FO, GOT A VISUAL OF A CESSNA NBOUND 300 FT LOW SLIGHTLY BEHIND US TO OUR R. I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT AND REDUCED VERT SPD. RA IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. THE CAPT NOTIFIED MSP TWR AFTER LNDG ON A RECORDED LINE. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED BY THE TWR CTLR OF THE TFC.
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.