Close encounter for an air carrier and a light aircraft near sav.

Attributes
ACN	462866
Time
Date	200002
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sav.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sav.tracon tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sav.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9700 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	462866
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

During descent into sav, approach directed us to turn to a 090 degree heading and descend to 8000 ft. At the same time ATC reported traffic at 10-11 O'clock at 7000 ft. When we rolled out of the turn and leveled off we saw on TCASII target X at 11-12 O'clock -- not at 7000 ft, but closer to 8000 ft. Approach gave us a turn to 180 degrees and we immediately disengaged the autoplt and initiated a 30 degree angle of bank turn to 180 degrees. While in the turn we received an RA to climb. At approximately 8300 ft the RA alert subsided and we returned to 8000 ft. During the turn/climb the captain gained visual contact with target X and estimated the closest point of approach to be 1/2 mi. Marvelous gadget that TCASII!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE ENCOUNTER FOR AN ACR AND A LIGHT ACFT NEAR SAV.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT INTO SAV, APCH DIRECTED US TO TURN TO A 090 DEG HDG AND DSND TO 8000 FT. AT THE SAME TIME ATC RPTED TFC AT 10-11 O'CLOCK AT 7000 FT. WHEN WE ROLLED OUT OF THE TURN AND LEVELED OFF WE SAW ON TCASII TARGET X AT 11-12 O'CLOCK -- NOT AT 7000 FT, BUT CLOSER TO 8000 FT. APCH GAVE US A TURN TO 180 DEGS AND WE IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGED THE AUTOPLT AND INITIATED A 30 DEG ANGLE OF BANK TURN TO 180 DEGS. WHILE IN THE TURN WE RECEIVED AN RA TO CLB. AT APPROX 8300 FT THE RA ALERT SUBSIDED AND WE RETURNED TO 8000 FT. DURING THE TURN/CLB THE CAPT GAINED VISUAL CONTACT WITH TARGET X AND ESTIMATED THE CLOSEST POINT OF APCH TO BE 1/2 MI. MARVELOUS GADGET THAT TCASII!

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.