Narrative:

After a normal takeoff into VFR/dawn conditions, we were given a vector to falls VOR and clearance to climb to 13000 ft. Passing 5000 ft, we were told to level at 7000 ft with traffic, a cessna, traveling in the opposite direction. We stated we acquired the traffic and were subsequently given a climb to 13000 ft with instructions to avoid opposite direction traffic. As we continued our climb, we could see the oncoming traffic. It was clear that we would miss each other. TCASII gave a 'traffic, traffic' alert. I did not alter the aircraft's direction or altitude. Upon further convergence, TCASII then stated the RA 'climb, climb.' still observing the cessna, I felt no need to be overly urgent as I saw no conflict with the cessna but did continue the climb. Shortly thereafter, the second RA announced 'increase climb, increase climb.' I was visual with the cessna, still seeing no conflict, and very shortly thereafter, as the 2 airplanes passed, TCASII announced 'clear of conflict.' our separation probably because of the small size of the cessna was closer to 1/2 - 1 mi. My first officer felt it wasn't too close and nobody said anything -- not ATC, not the cessna pilot, nor I. I feel, with 2/02/ hindsight, that it could have been disastrous within a split second. I should have been proactive with TCASII even though I was VFR, in this case increasing climb. Fatigue as a factor, this was my 11TH out of 15 days, mostly early takeoffs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IN VISUAL CONDITIONS AFTER A TA WAS GIVEN AND TFC WAS IN SIGHT, AN ACR CREW STILL RECEIVED A TCASII RA.

Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL TKOF INTO VFR/DAWN CONDITIONS, WE WERE GIVEN A VECTOR TO FALLS VOR AND CLRNC TO CLB TO 13000 FT. PASSING 5000 FT, WE WERE TOLD TO LEVEL AT 7000 FT WITH TFC, A CESSNA, TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WE STATED WE ACQUIRED THE TFC AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY GIVEN A CLB TO 13000 FT WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO AVOID OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC. AS WE CONTINUED OUR CLB, WE COULD SEE THE ONCOMING TFC. IT WAS CLR THAT WE WOULD MISS EACH OTHER. TCASII GAVE A 'TFC, TFC' ALERT. I DID NOT ALTER THE ACFT'S DIRECTION OR ALT. UPON FURTHER CONVERGENCE, TCASII THEN STATED THE RA 'CLB, CLB.' STILL OBSERVING THE CESSNA, I FELT NO NEED TO BE OVERLY URGENT AS I SAW NO CONFLICT WITH THE CESSNA BUT DID CONTINUE THE CLB. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE SECOND RA ANNOUNCED 'INCREASE CLB, INCREASE CLB.' I WAS VISUAL WITH THE CESSNA, STILL SEEING NO CONFLICT, AND VERY SHORTLY THEREAFTER, AS THE 2 AIRPLANES PASSED, TCASII ANNOUNCED 'CLR OF CONFLICT.' OUR SEPARATION PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE SMALL SIZE OF THE CESSNA WAS CLOSER TO 1/2 - 1 MI. MY FO FELT IT WASN'T TOO CLOSE AND NOBODY SAID ANYTHING -- NOT ATC, NOT THE CESSNA PLT, NOR I. I FEEL, WITH 2/02/ HINDSIGHT, THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS WITHIN A SPLIT SECOND. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROACTIVE WITH TCASII EVEN THOUGH I WAS VFR, IN THIS CASE INCREASING CLB. FATIGUE AS A FACTOR, THIS WAS MY 11TH OUT OF 15 DAYS, MOSTLY EARLY TKOFS.

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.