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Captain reported responding to an RA on arrival into pgd that involved a single engine aircraft near the practice area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1331310 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PGD.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict |
Narrative:
On approach to pgd the approach controller called out a traffic target at our 10 O'clock position about 500 feet below us. We did not see the traffic immediately; but had them on TCAS. The controller issued a left turn vector toward the traffic and indicated that the aircraft had turned away from us. I spotted the traffic visually and it appeared to be a single engine aircraft doing turns around a point in the VFR/general aviation practice area clear of the class D for pgd. As it continued its turn and began to fly towards us again; we got a 'monitor vertical speed' aural warning. The traffic then appeared to start climbing and we received an 'adjust vertical speed' command. The first officer disconnected the autopilot and promptly responded to the climb command. We were clear of conflict within seconds and reported the RA to ATC as well as asked for a near midair collision report to be filed.after landing I was given a phone number to the rsw supervisor. I explained to him what happened; which also mirrored what his controller had reported to him. He said he would file a near midair collision report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Captain reported responding to an RA on arrival into PGD that involved a single engine aircraft near the practice area.
Narrative: On approach to PGD the Approach Controller called out a traffic target at our 10 O'clock position about 500 feet below us. We did not see the traffic immediately; but had them on TCAS. The controller issued a left turn vector toward the traffic and indicated that the aircraft had turned away from us. I spotted the traffic visually and it appeared to be a single engine aircraft doing turns around a point in the VFR/general aviation practice area clear of the Class D for PGD. As it continued its turn and began to fly towards us again; we got a 'monitor vertical speed' aural warning. The traffic then appeared to start climbing and we received an 'adjust vertical speed' command. The FO disconnected the autopilot and promptly responded to the climb command. We were clear of conflict within seconds and reported the RA to ATC as well as asked for a NMAC report to be filed.After landing I was given a phone number to the RSW supervisor. I explained to him what happened; which also mirrored what his controller had reported to him. He said he would file a NMAC report.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.