Close encounter between commuter turboprop and fighter near aus.

Attributes
ACN	144352
Time
Date	199005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : aus
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : aus
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	144352
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 800 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying on assigned altitude of 6000' MSL on assigned heading of 080 degree when approach called traffic at our 10 O'clock and advised that traffic was level at 5500'. Traffic was a military jet Y, off of bergstrom AFB. When I first saw the traffic, he was coming right at us from our 11 O'clock position and climbing through our altitude to pass over us. As he reached approximately 500' above us, he suddenly pushed his aircraft over steeply diving right in front of our nose. It appears that the military pilot must have busted his assigned altitude, saw us, and dove to recover his altitude. I advised approach control of our near miss, and they replied that they would handle it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN COMMUTER TURBOPROP AND FIGHTER NEAR AUS.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING ON ASSIGNED ALT OF 6000' MSL ON ASSIGNED HDG OF 080 DEG WHEN APCH CALLED TFC AT OUR 10 O'CLOCK AND ADVISED THAT TFC WAS LEVEL AT 5500'. TFC WAS A MIL JET Y, OFF OF BERGSTROM AFB. WHEN I FIRST SAW THE TFC, HE WAS COMING RIGHT AT US FROM OUR 11 O'CLOCK POS AND CLBING THROUGH OUR ALT TO PASS OVER US. AS HE REACHED APPROX 500' ABOVE US, HE SUDDENLY PUSHED HIS ACFT OVER STEEPLY DIVING RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR NOSE. IT APPEARS THAT THE MIL PLT MUST HAVE BUSTED HIS ASSIGNED ALT, SAW US, AND DOVE TO RECOVER HIS ALT. I ADVISED APCH CTL OF OUR NEAR MISS, AND THEY REPLIED THAT THEY WOULD HANDLE IT.

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.