Close proximity air carrier-mdt GA-small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	102739
Time
Date	198901
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bsy airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star enroute airway : v295
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	102739
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 40
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On blufi 4 arrival to fll, just received clearance to 7000. First officer set altitude in altitude alert. I disconnected autoplt, reduced power, scanned instruments, started descent, then went outside, saw small aircraft at 12 O'clock. Immediate evasive action to right and down. Missed small aircraft by less than 50'. Asked ATC if they showed traffic. Their response, no. Xponders in all aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX ACR-MDT GA-SMA.

Narrative: ON BLUFI 4 ARR TO FLL, JUST RECEIVED CLRNC TO 7000. F/O SET ALT IN ALT ALERT. I DISCONNECTED AUTOPLT, REDUCED POWER, SCANNED INSTRUMENTS, STARTED DSCNT, THEN WENT OUTSIDE, SAW SMA AT 12 O'CLOCK. IMMEDIATE EVASIVE ACTION TO RIGHT AND DOWN. MISSED SMA BY LESS THAN 50'. ASKED ATC IF THEY SHOWED TFC. THEIR RESPONSE, NO. XPONDERS IN ALL ACFT.

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.