Near midair collision between an small aircraft and an air carrier jet. Both aircraft are being controlled by approach control and both have each other in sight.

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Attributes
ACN	106883
Time
Date	198903
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bna
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 275 flight time type : 275
ASRS Report	106883
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I was being vectored by approach control in preparation for landing at bna. I was at assigned altitude and heading at time of near miss. Approach control told me of traffic at 2 O'clock and gave wake turbulence warning. Traffic was a commercial jet (air carrier, unsure of type). Approach pointed me out to the jet. The pilot wanted to know what I was going to do. Approach told him I would continue east. The captain's reply was, 'ok, I'll miss him.' I do not know if he had to pull up but he went over me with little vertical sep.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN AN SMA AND AN ACR JET. BOTH ACFT ARE BEING CONTROLLED BY APCH CTL AND BOTH HAVE EACH OTHER IN SIGHT.

Narrative: I WAS BEING VECTORED BY APCH CTL IN PREPARATION FOR LNDG AT BNA. I WAS AT ASSIGNED ALT AND HDG AT TIME OF NEAR MISS. APCH CTL TOLD ME OF TFC AT 2 O'CLOCK AND GAVE WAKE TURB WARNING. TFC WAS A COMMERCIAL JET (ACR, UNSURE OF TYPE). APCH POINTED ME OUT TO THE JET. THE PLT WANTED TO KNOW WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO. APCH TOLD HIM I WOULD CONTINUE E. THE CAPT'S REPLY WAS, 'OK, I'LL MISS HIM.' I DO NOT KNOW IF HE HAD TO PULL UP BUT HE WENT OVER ME WITH LITTLE VERT SEP.

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.