2 CL65 air carrier's being handled by cvg approach converged resulting in a loss of separation.

Attributes
ACN	493060
Time
Date	200011
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : cvg.vortac
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : 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 : 55 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 55
ASRS Report	493060
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	493059
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

After departing cvg and being radar vectored from a 185 degree heading to a 270 degree heading and climbing, at 8000 ft MSL, we received a TA that lead to an RA. Crew acted immediately to RA and at same time advising ATC of the situation. At 8600 ft MSL RA was resolved, and we leveled at 9000 ft MSL and a turn assigned of 310 degrees to join on course. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated they had departed runway 18R and were being vectored west. Just before the TCASII alert, ATC issued traffic at 5 O'clock position and 5 mi. The reporter believes the company CL65 had departed off runway 27 and caught up with them. He said they were only cleared to 7000 ft, but the TCASII RA took them up to 8600 ft. A second ATC voice was heard on the frequency which the pilot believes was possibly a supervisor or an instructor controller. He said the frequency had started to get very busy about the time of the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 CL65 ACR'S BEING HANDLED BY CVG APCH CONVERGED RESULTING IN A LOSS OF SEPARATION.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING CVG AND BEING RADAR VECTORED FROM A 185 DEG HDG TO A 270 DEG HDG AND CLBING, AT 8000 FT MSL, WE RECEIVED A TA THAT LEAD TO AN RA. CREW ACTED IMMEDIATELY TO RA AND AT SAME TIME ADVISING ATC OF THE SIT. AT 8600 FT MSL RA WAS RESOLVED, AND WE LEVELED AT 9000 FT MSL AND A TURN ASSIGNED OF 310 DEGS TO JOIN ON COURSE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THEY HAD DEPARTED RWY 18R AND WERE BEING VECTORED W. JUST BEFORE THE TCASII ALERT, ATC ISSUED TFC AT 5 O'CLOCK POS AND 5 MI. THE RPTR BELIEVES THE COMPANY CL65 HAD DEPARTED OFF RWY 27 AND CAUGHT UP WITH THEM. HE SAID THEY WERE ONLY CLRED TO 7000 FT, BUT THE TCASII RA TOOK THEM UP TO 8600 FT. A SECOND ATC VOICE WAS HEARD ON THE FREQ WHICH THE PLT BELIEVES WAS POSSIBLY A SUPVR OR AN INSTRUCTOR CTLR. HE SAID THE FREQ HAD STARTED TO GET VERY BUSY ABOUT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

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.