Close proximity air carrier large transport-GA small aircraft northeast of pvd.

Attributes
ACN	95179
Time
Date	198810
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvd
State Reference	RI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4200
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pvd
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	95179
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000
ASRS Report	95100
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On approach to pvd airport, on radar vectors from quonset approach to ILS 23L. Our heading was 050 degree assigned and we were descending from 4000' to 2500'. We could see the ground straight down, but forward visibility was poor, less than 2 mi. I was tuning the ILS frequency when the captain noticed an aircraft in the right window. This aircraft's heading was approximately 330 degree in a sharp left bank and climbing. It was too late for any evasive action and the aircraft missed us by 200'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX ACR LGT-GA SMA NORTHEAST OF PVD.

Narrative: ON APCH TO PVD ARPT, ON RADAR VECTORS FROM QUONSET APCH TO ILS 23L. OUR HDG WAS 050 DEG ASSIGNED AND WE WERE DSNDING FROM 4000' TO 2500'. WE COULD SEE THE GND STRAIGHT DOWN, BUT FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS POOR, LESS THAN 2 MI. I WAS TUNING THE ILS FREQ WHEN THE CAPT NOTICED AN ACFT IN THE R WINDOW. THIS ACFT'S HDG WAS APPROX 330 DEG IN A SHARP L BANK AND CLBING. IT WAS TOO LATE FOR ANY EVASIVE ACTION AND THE ACFT MISSED US BY 200'.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.