Commuter light transport X apparently vectored into conflict with unknown traffic Y at mei.

Attributes
ACN	203276
Time
Date	199201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mei
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mei
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	203276
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight X descending into meridian key field on 119.2 meridian approach control. We called key field in sight, approach called out traffic Y 12-1 O'clock eastbound 3500 ft. Meridian approach cleared us to 2000 ft, visual approach runway 01 key field, then said radar service terminated. We asked for vector away from known traffic, approach gave a 270 degree heading (20 degree turn to the right). The flight was cleared for visual to runway 01, descending below 4000 ft, we spotted traffic Y dead ahead, no more than 500 ft below.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT X APPARENTLY VECTORED INTO CONFLICT WITH UNKNOWN TFC Y AT MEI.

Narrative: FLT X DSNDING INTO MERIDIAN KEY FIELD ON 119.2 MERIDIAN APCH CTL. WE CALLED KEY FIELD IN SIGHT, APCH CALLED OUT TFC Y 12-1 O'CLOCK EBOUND 3500 FT. MERIDIAN APCH CLRED US TO 2000 FT, VISUAL APCH RWY 01 KEY FIELD, THEN SAID RADAR SVC TERMINATED. WE ASKED FOR VECTOR AWAY FROM KNOWN TFC, APCH GAVE A 270 DEG HDG (20 DEG TURN TO THE R). THE FLT WAS CLRED FOR VISUAL TO RWY 01, DSNDING BELOW 4000 FT, WE SPOTTED TFC Y DEAD AHEAD, NO MORE THAN 500 FT BELOW.

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.