Medium large transport and small aircraft in conflict in elp area.

Attributes
ACN	135285
Time
Date	199001
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : elp
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6200 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : elp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	135285
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	135093
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 950 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were being vectored for a visual approach to runway 4 at elp. We were at 6500' heading 270 degree airspeed 210 KTS. The elp approach controller informed us that we had a VFR aircraft at 12 O'clock and 5 mi at 6600'. About this time the first officer said that he had the aircraft and that he was heading straight at us at our altitude. He then turned left and descended to 6200' approximately. I informed approach control what we were doing and at the same time the VFR traffic saw us and also turned left. Small aircraft informed the controller that he had vectored him almost into a commercial jet. The controller said that he had tried to vector the VFR traffic away from us but he wouldn't take the vectors. As stated, we passed within 400' vertically and less than 1000' horizontally. I talked to the controller on the phone the next morning and discussed the situation. There is a VFR corridor that approach control uses which brings the aircraft very close to any aircraft making an approach to runway 4. I believe that policy should be checked before other problems arise.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG AND SMA IN CONFLICT IN ELP AREA.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 4 AT ELP. WE WERE AT 6500' HDG 270 DEG AIRSPEED 210 KTS. THE ELP APCH CTLR INFORMED US THAT WE HAD A VFR ACFT AT 12 O'CLOCK AND 5 MI AT 6600'. ABOUT THIS TIME THE F/O SAID THAT HE HAD THE ACFT AND THAT HE WAS HDG STRAIGHT AT US AT OUR ALT. HE THEN TURNED LEFT AND DESCENDED TO 6200' APPROX. I INFORMED APCH CTL WHAT WE WERE DOING AND AT THE SAME TIME THE VFR TFC SAW US AND ALSO TURNED LEFT. SMA INFORMED THE CTLR THAT HE HAD VECTORED HIM ALMOST INTO A COMMERCIAL JET. THE CTLR SAID THAT HE HAD TRIED TO VECTOR THE VFR TFC AWAY FROM US BUT HE WOULDN'T TAKE THE VECTORS. AS STATED, WE PASSED WITHIN 400' VERTICALLY AND LESS THAN 1000' HORIZONTALLY. I TALKED TO THE CTLR ON THE PHONE THE NEXT MORNING AND DISCUSSED THE SITUATION. THERE IS A VFR CORRIDOR THAT APCH CTL USES WHICH BRINGS THE ACFT VERY CLOSE TO ANY ACFT MAKING AN APCH TO RWY 4. I BELIEVE THAT POLICY SHOULD BE CHECKED BEFORE OTHER PROBLEMS ARISE.

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.