Traffic conflict near tpa, fl, resolved by TCASII RA.

Attributes
ACN	492114
Time
Date	200011
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	492114
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Arrival into tpa approximately 15000 ft, 30 mi from airport, given vector for traffic heading 220 degrees (saw on TCASII 500 ft below us coming toward our position). Shortly after, controller gave us direct pie still at 15000 ft. Traffic continued toward us but began to climb toward us. We received an RA to climb which we complied with last seeing 200 ft separation. Told controller we were responding to RA. He said ok, after which he apologized saying it was his fault. Could not tell if the other traffic was talking to our controller. Heard nothing that sounded like vectors for another aircraft away from our position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TFC CONFLICT NEAR TPA, FL, RESOLVED BY TCASII RA.

Narrative: ARR INTO TPA APPROX 15000 FT, 30 MI FROM ARPT, GIVEN VECTOR FOR TFC HDG 220 DEGS (SAW ON TCASII 500 FT BELOW US COMING TOWARD OUR POS). SHORTLY AFTER, CTLR GAVE US DIRECT PIE STILL AT 15000 FT. TFC CONTINUED TOWARD US BUT BEGAN TO CLB TOWARD US. WE RECEIVED AN RA TO CLB WHICH WE COMPLIED WITH LAST SEEING 200 FT SEPARATION. TOLD CTLR WE WERE RESPONDING TO RA. HE SAID OK, AFTER WHICH HE APOLOGIZED SAYING IT WAS HIS FAULT. COULD NOT TELL IF THE OTHER TFC WAS TALKING TO OUR CTLR. HEARD NOTHING THAT SOUNDED LIKE VECTORS FOR ANOTHER ACFT AWAY FROM OUR POS.

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.