Large transport has a conflict, possibly an near midair collision, with a fgt maneuvering in the STA...

Attributes
ACN	170255
Time
Date	199102
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : oom airport : cvg
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11500 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival star : star enroute airway : ind
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	170255
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 600 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While flying the queen two arrival at an altitude of 12000' MSL on a heading of 088 degrees, ind approach control reported traffic at our 12 O'clock position at 11100'. We reported the aircraft in sight and then reported an additional two aircraft. They were in a right hand racetrack pattern, initially turning north, then making a very steep turn to south. A fourth fgt suddenly appeared at our 3 O'clock position, below us and heading towards us with his wings level. He suddenly started a hard right climbing turn towards the south as though trying to rejoin the others. The first officer called for a hard left pullup, which I did, and climbed to 12500'. The fgt slid under the nose of our aircraft and as I watched him reappear under our nose, we heard jet engine noise, which could have been his afterburners. There was no indication that the other aircraft ever did see us. We reported a near miss to approach control. I telephoned approach control on the ground and was told, 'yes...they've done this before, I wish to heck they'd stay away from our arrival route.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT HAS A CONFLICT, POSSIBLY AN NMAC, WITH A FGT MANEUVERING IN THE STAR ROUTE.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING THE QUEEN TWO ARR AT AN ALT OF 12000' MSL ON A HDG OF 088 DEGS, IND APCH CTL RPTED TFC AT OUR 12 O'CLOCK POS AT 11100'. WE RPTED THE ACFT IN SIGHT AND THEN RPTED AN ADDITIONAL TWO ACFT. THEY WERE IN A R HAND RACETRACK PATTERN, INITIALLY TURNING N, THEN MAKING A VERY STEEP TURN TO S. A FOURTH FGT SUDDENLY APPEARED AT OUR 3 O'CLOCK POS, BELOW US AND HDG TOWARDS US WITH HIS WINGS LEVEL. HE SUDDENLY STARTED A HARD R CLBING TURN TOWARDS THE S AS THOUGH TRYING TO REJOIN THE OTHERS. THE F/O CALLED FOR A HARD L PULLUP, WHICH I DID, AND CLBED TO 12500'. THE FGT SLID UNDER THE NOSE OF OUR ACFT AND AS I WATCHED HIM REAPPEAR UNDER OUR NOSE, WE HEARD JET ENG NOISE, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN HIS AFTERBURNERS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE OTHER ACFT EVER DID SEE US. WE RPTED A NEAR MISS TO APCH CTL. I TELEPHONED APCH CTL ON THE GND AND WAS TOLD, 'YES...THEY'VE DONE THIS BEFORE, I WISH TO HECK THEY'D STAY AWAY FROM OUR ARR RTE.'

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.

Large transport has a conflict, possibly an near midair collision, with a fgt maneuvering in the STAR route.