Close proximity atx-small transport air carrier-medium large transport northeast of cvg.

Attributes
ACN	199080
Time
Date	199201
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : cvg
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	199080
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

On descent from 8000 to 2500 conflict arose with an medium large transport on crossing 4000 ft. No traffic call from the approach controller at any time nor any request to expedite descent was received. A contributing factor to this incident was in the fact that controllers handle a small turboprop aircraft as a second class citizen when in fact they should realize that we are professional pilots -- many of us are furloughed airline pilots. In discussing the incident with the approach control supervisor, I was told that the controller had misread my altitude believing that I was descending through 3000 ft when in fact I was descending through 4000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX ATX-SMT ACR-MLG NE OF CVG.

Narrative: ON DSCNT FROM 8000 TO 2500 CONFLICT AROSE WITH AN MLG ON XING 4000 FT. NO TFC CALL FROM THE APCH CTLR AT ANY TIME NOR ANY REQUEST TO EXPEDITE DSCNT WAS RECEIVED. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS INCIDENT WAS IN THE FACT THAT CTLRS HANDLE A SMALL TURBOPROP ACFT AS A SECOND CLASS CITIZEN WHEN IN FACT THEY SHOULD REALIZE THAT WE ARE PROFESSIONAL PLTS -- MANY OF US ARE FURLOUGHED AIRLINE PLTS. IN DISCUSSING THE INCIDENT WITH THE APCH CTL SUPVR, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CTLR HAD MISREAD MY ALT BELIEVING THAT I WAS DSNDING THROUGH 3000 FT WHEN IN FACT I WAS DSNDING THROUGH 4000 FT.

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.