A shorts SD33 freighter is vectored into the path of opposite direction traffic, a DC10, west of hnl...

Attributes
ACN	458498
Time
Date	199912
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hnl.airport
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : hnl.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Shorts SD-330-200/Utt/Sherpa
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : hnl.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 30F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10300 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	458498
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment : conflict alert aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

We were returning from a flight from lih to hnl. We were told we were being vectored to a visual for runway 8L. We were to maintain present heading of 110 degrees and cleared to 5000 ft. (Normally we are cleared to 3000 ft at this point.) we were level at 5000 ft and told to turn to 120 degrees then seconds later to 140 degrees. We were issued DC10 traffic at about 11 O'clock position at which I thought was 5900 ft. I reported him in sight and he appeared to be on a heading that would take him far to our right. This traffic was given a turn. We were then given a descent to 3000 ft and began descent. Within seconds, it appeared that we were on a collision or near collision course. We began evasive actions but the DC10 passed just to the right of us at what I would estimate to be 300 ft higher than us. I heard the pilot tell approach he was in a TCASII climb.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SHORTS SD33 FREIGHTER IS VECTORED INTO THE PATH OF OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC, A DC10, W OF HNL, HI.

Narrative: WE WERE RETURNING FROM A FLT FROM LIH TO HNL. WE WERE TOLD WE WERE BEING VECTORED TO A VISUAL FOR RWY 8L. WE WERE TO MAINTAIN PRESENT HDG OF 110 DEGS AND CLRED TO 5000 FT. (NORMALLY WE ARE CLRED TO 3000 FT AT THIS POINT.) WE WERE LEVEL AT 5000 FT AND TOLD TO TURN TO 120 DEGS THEN SECONDS LATER TO 140 DEGS. WE WERE ISSUED DC10 TFC AT ABOUT 11 O'CLOCK POS AT WHICH I THOUGHT WAS 5900 FT. I RPTED HIM IN SIGHT AND HE APPEARED TO BE ON A HDG THAT WOULD TAKE HIM FAR TO OUR R. THIS TFC WAS GIVEN A TURN. WE WERE THEN GIVEN A DSCNT TO 3000 FT AND BEGAN DSCNT. WITHIN SECONDS, IT APPEARED THAT WE WERE ON A COLLISION OR NEAR COLLISION COURSE. WE BEGAN EVASIVE ACTIONS BUT THE DC10 PASSED JUST TO THE R OF US AT WHAT I WOULD ESTIMATE TO BE 300 FT HIGHER THAN US. I HEARD THE PLT TELL APCH HE WAS IN A TCASII CLB.

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 shorts SD33 freighter is vectored into the path of opposite direction traffic, a DC10, west of hnl, hi.