B757-200 crew and a grumman albatross had an near midair collision in mia class east airspace.

Attributes
ACN	612644
Time
Date	200403
Day	Sun
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 6700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Make Model Name	Grumman Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	612644
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Near midair collision with aircraft. ATC reported traffic 12 O'clock position, no communications with traffic, altitude and type unknown. Visual contact aircraft approximately 5 mi, altitude -700 ft and climbing as reported on TCASII. The unknown aircraft started a left shallow bank. TCASII alert, RA climb at a rate of 1200 FPM or better. Initiated maneuver, climbing at 1500 FPM and initiated a left turn. When I looked at the TCASII, it showed aircraft -300 directly below. First officer sighted the albatross aircraft off the right wing, close enough to identify type engines, paint scheme, etc. Several passenger also spotted the aircraft and thanked us for missing it. We climbed to 6700 ft when the RA changed to monitor climb. Notified miami approach control, passed on the type and altitude albatross, twin engine turboprop, seaplane). The 'prepare for landing' PA was made just prior to the incident. No injuries to the crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW AND A GRUMMAN ALBATROSS HAD AN NMAC IN MIA CLASS E AIRSPACE.

Narrative: NMAC WITH ACFT. ATC RPTED TFC 12 O'CLOCK POS, NO COMS WITH TFC, ALT AND TYPE UNKNOWN. VISUAL CONTACT ACFT APPROX 5 MI, ALT -700 FT AND CLBING AS RPTED ON TCASII. THE UNKNOWN ACFT STARTED A L SHALLOW BANK. TCASII ALERT, RA CLB AT A RATE OF 1200 FPM OR BETTER. INITIATED MANEUVER, CLBING AT 1500 FPM AND INITIATED A L TURN. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE TCASII, IT SHOWED ACFT -300 DIRECTLY BELOW. FO SIGHTED THE ALBATROSS ACFT OFF THE R WING, CLOSE ENOUGH TO IDENT TYPE ENGS, PAINT SCHEME, ETC. SEVERAL PAX ALSO SPOTTED THE ACFT AND THANKED US FOR MISSING IT. WE CLBED TO 6700 FT WHEN THE RA CHANGED TO MONITOR CLB. NOTIFIED MIAMI APCH CTL, PASSED ON THE TYPE AND ALT ALBATROSS, TWIN ENG TURBOPROP, SEAPLANE). THE 'PREPARE FOR LNDG' PA WAS MADE JUST PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. NO INJURIES TO THE CREW.

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.