Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	203895
Time
Date	199203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2600 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Experimental
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	203895
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	203705
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We were flight on a 'dog-leg' to final to runway 27 (mem) at approximately 3000 ft MSL and approximately 10 NM. We were cleared for the visual approach to runway 27 by mem approach control and then switched to tower frequency. Tower notified us of traffic to the left of oru position at approximately 2000. (Approach control stated earlier that it was military spc which was never switched to tower frequency). The check-in with tower occurred simultaneously as the 'traffic' passed underneath and to the right of us (see depiction). As we turned 'final' to runway 27, the 'traffic' was now low and to the right of us. It then proceeded to do a 'climbing left turn' passing in front and above us, as we simultaneously (in the interest of safety) executed an evasive maneuver, by increasing our 'right turn angle of bank' and 'pushing the yolk over' (to execute a greater descent). We estimate that the 'traffic' was an 'spc military' and that it passed less than 500 ft from us. We then corrected our centerline alignment and GS and continued to an uneventful landing. The 'traffic' continued on a southerly course.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: WE WERE FLT ON A 'DOG-LEG' TO FINAL TO RWY 27 (MEM) AT APPROX 3000 FT MSL AND APPROX 10 NM. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 27 BY MEM APCH CTL AND THEN SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ. TWR NOTIFIED US OF TFC TO THE L OF ORU POS AT APPROX 2000. (APCH CTL STATED EARLIER THAT IT WAS MIL SPC WHICH WAS NEVER SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ). THE CHK-IN WITH TWR OCCURRED SIMULTANEOUSLY AS THE 'TFC' PASSED UNDERNEATH AND TO THE R OF US (SEE DEPICTION). AS WE TURNED 'FINAL' TO RWY 27, THE 'TFC' WAS NOW LOW AND TO THE R OF US. IT THEN PROCEEDED TO DO A 'CLBING L TURN' PASSING IN FRONT AND ABOVE US, AS WE SIMULTANEOUSLY (IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY) EXECUTED AN EVASIVE MANEUVER, BY INCREASING OUR 'R TURN ANGLE OF BANK' AND 'PUSHING THE YOLK OVER' (TO EXECUTE A GREATER DSCNT). WE ESTIMATE THAT THE 'TFC' WAS AN 'SPC MIL' AND THAT IT PASSED LESS THAN 500 FT FROM US. WE THEN CORRECTED OUR CTRLINE ALIGNMENT AND GS AND CONTINUED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. THE 'TFC' CONTINUED ON A SOUTHERLY COURSE.

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.