Potential conflict with opposite direction traffic in climb mode.

Attributes
ACN	217998
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11200 msl bound upper : 11400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zmp
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	217998
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Climbing through 10500 ft ATC advises (also jumping in progress) parachute jumper airplane 12 O'clock, nwbound (we were swbound), altitude unintelligible. First officer queries altitude, controller says 11500. We're now climbing through 11000. TCASII gives TA and target shown at 11:30 on the display, headon track. I turn the aircraft 30 degrees right and tell the first officer to inform controller. Controller comes back and gives heading 30 degrees to left of original heading. I respond immediately but as nose passes original heading RA starts climb advisory. Traffic still above us at 200 ft indicated. I begin to raise nose higher when RA reverses and commands descent. Now I'm confused with all the commotion from TCASII so I look out the window at 1 O'clock and see traffic about 2 mi away. I disregard RA and maintain visual contact. I felt controller should have given a heading originally to avoid traffic -- and I wish I had requested one right away.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC IN CLB MODE.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 10500 FT ATC ADVISES (ALSO JUMPING IN PROGRESS) PARACHUTE JUMPER AIRPLANE 12 O'CLOCK, NWBOUND (WE WERE SWBOUND), ALT UNINTELLIGIBLE. FO QUERIES ALT, CTLR SAYS 11500. WE'RE NOW CLBING THROUGH 11000. TCASII GIVES TA AND TARGET SHOWN AT 11:30 ON THE DISPLAY, HEADON TRACK. I TURN THE ACFT 30 DEGS R AND TELL THE FO TO INFORM CTLR. CTLR COMES BACK AND GIVES HDG 30 DEGS TO L OF ORIGINAL HDG. I RESPOND IMMEDIATELY BUT AS NOSE PASSES ORIGINAL HDG RA STARTS CLB ADVISORY. TFC STILL ABOVE US AT 200 FT INDICATED. I BEGIN TO RAISE NOSE HIGHER WHEN RA REVERSES AND COMMANDS DSCNT. NOW I'M CONFUSED WITH ALL THE COMMOTION FROM TCASII SO I LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AT 1 O'CLOCK AND SEE TFC ABOUT 2 MI AWAY. I DISREGARD RA AND MAINTAIN VISUAL CONTACT. I FELT CTLR SHOULD HAVE GIVEN A HDG ORIGINALLY TO AVOID TFC -- AND I WISH I HAD REQUESTED ONE RIGHT AWAY.

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.