TCASII warning to climb. Controller has pointed out traffic and gives descent clearance.

Attributes
ACN	196205
Time
Date	199112
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : uca airport : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : alb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7100 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	196205
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While level at 10000 ft, on an IFR flight plan, approximately 25-50 NM southeast uca VOR, a TA was issued for conflicting traffic by albany approach. The traffic was pointed out to east approximately 11-11:30 descending VFR sebound for albany. We did not initially see him, but picked him up on the TCASII system. Albany repeated the TA about the same instant the TCASII gave a TA. We finally picked up the traffic visually and saw it would be very close. Almost simultaneously we got an RA for a climb and the albany controller issued a descent clearance for an evasive maneuver. Watching the situation progress we followed the RA initiating a climb. We felt the descent would have put us in jeopardy. As traffic passed a monitor descent call was issued by the TCASII. We informed the controller we were deviating as per the TCASII command. Deviation from assigned altitude was no more than 600 ft from assigned. The descending commuter never deviated from course. The aircraft in question was operating VFR and was handed off from box center but had not contacted albany approach yet. We returned to assigned altitude as expeditiously as possible once clear of conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TCASII WARNING TO CLB. CTLR HAS POINTED OUT TFC AND GIVES DSCNT CLRNC.

Narrative: WHILE LEVEL AT 10000 FT, ON AN IFR FLT PLAN, APPROX 25-50 NM SE UCA VOR, A TA WAS ISSUED FOR CONFLICTING TFC BY ALBANY APCH. THE TFC WAS POINTED OUT TO E APPROX 11-11:30 DSNDING VFR SEBOUND FOR ALBANY. WE DID NOT INITIALLY SEE HIM, BUT PICKED HIM UP ON THE TCASII SYS. ALBANY REPEATED THE TA ABOUT THE SAME INSTANT THE TCASII GAVE A TA. WE FINALLY PICKED UP THE TFC VISUALLY AND SAW IT WOULD BE VERY CLOSE. ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY WE GOT AN RA FOR A CLB AND THE ALBANY CTLR ISSUED A DSCNT CLRNC FOR AN EVASIVE MANEUVER. WATCHING THE SITUATION PROGRESS WE FOLLOWED THE RA INITIATING A CLB. WE FELT THE DSCNT WOULD HAVE PUT US IN JEOPARDY. AS TFC PASSED A MONITOR DSCNT CALL WAS ISSUED BY THE TCASII. WE INFORMED THE CTLR WE WERE DEVIATING AS PER THE TCASII COMMAND. DEV FROM ASSIGNED ALT WAS NO MORE THAN 600 FT FROM ASSIGNED. THE DSNDING COMMUTER NEVER DEVIATED FROM COURSE. THE ACFT IN QUESTION WAS OPERATING VFR AND WAS HANDED OFF FROM BOX CENTER BUT HAD NOT CONTACTED ALBANY APCH YET. WE RETURNED TO ASSIGNED ALT AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE ONCE CLR OF CONFLICT.

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.