Air carrier flight crew reported upon breaking out of the clouds there was traffic in front of them ...

Attributes
ACN	1590814
Time
Date	201811
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	MSO.Tower
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict

Narrative:

We flew a VOR-B transition to a visual circle to land. On breakout to visual conditions; I obtained visual contact of an aircraft conducting low approaches. On initial visual contact as we began our right turn to enter a left base and the [other aircraft] was pointed directly at our aircraft. They informed tower they did not have us in sight and would begin a left 360 degree turn. As we were able to identify the traffic and situation we adjusted our descent rate to remain clear of the traffic. While maintaining a safe distance from traffic and terrain we were able to successfully and safely configure and comply with stabilized approach criteria with a safe landing. Good situational awareness and CRM were the keys to success on this event as the tower created threats we were ultimately able to safely overcome.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air Carrier flight crew reported upon breaking out of the clouds there was traffic in front of them for the same runway which they had to maneuver to avoid.

Narrative: We flew a VOR-B transition to a Visual circle to land. On breakout to visual conditions; I obtained visual contact of an aircraft conducting low approaches. On initial visual contact as we began our right turn to enter a left base and the [other aircraft] was pointed directly at our aircraft. They informed Tower they did not have us in sight and would begin a left 360 degree turn. As we were able to identify the traffic and situation we adjusted our descent rate to remain clear of the traffic. While maintaining a safe distance from traffic and terrain we were able to successfully and safely configure and comply with stabilized approach criteria with a safe landing. Good Situational Awareness and CRM were the keys to success on this event as the Tower created threats we were ultimately able to safely overcome.

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.

Air carrier flight crew reported upon breaking out of the clouds there was traffic in front of them for the same runway which they had to maneuver to avoid.