Air carrier X TCASII RA climb had near midair collision, less than standard separation with air carrier Y non adherence to ATC clearance. System error. Pilot deviation.

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Attributes
ACN	270614
Time
Date	199403
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-SP
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	270614
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X had a near miss by 200 ft vertical at 3000 ft 16 mi south of jfk while under radar control for a vector to runway 4R ILS into jfk. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated he was tired of being vectored all over the sky after a long flight from germany. The new york controllers should learn to work from a holding pattern like in germany. The only reason they don't is because they would have to show delays. Reporter said priority should be given to long haul flight's because of flight crew fatigue. Reporter stated the near midair collision was with a foreign air carrier Y B747. The TRACON supervisor had said controller training was in progress and air carrier Y had been issued descent clearance had acknowledged but did not descend. The controller missed the non descent. Air carrier X received a TCASII RA climb and the aircraft missed in IMC according to TCASII by 200 ft vertical and 0 horizontal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X TCASII RA CLB HAD NMAC, LTSS WITH ACR Y NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC. SYS ERROR. PLTDEV.

Narrative: ACR X HAD A NEAR MISS BY 200 FT VERT AT 3000 FT 16 MI S OF JFK WHILE UNDER RADAR CTL FOR A VECTOR TO RWY 4R ILS INTO JFK. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED HE WAS TIRED OF BEING VECTORED ALL OVER THE SKY AFTER A LONG FLT FROM GERMANY. THE NEW YORK CTLRS SHOULD LEARN TO WORK FROM A HOLDING PATTERN LIKE IN GERMANY. THE ONLY REASON THEY DON'T IS BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO SHOW DELAYS. RPTR SAID PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO LONG HAUL FLT'S BECAUSE OF FLC FATIGUE. RPTR STATED THE NMAC WAS WITH A FOREIGN ACR Y B747. THE TRACON SUPVR HAD SAID CTLR TRAINING WAS IN PROGRESS AND ACR Y HAD BEEN ISSUED DSCNT CLRNC HAD ACKNOWLEDGED BUT DID NOT DSND. THE CTLR MISSED THE NON DSCNT. ACR X RECEIVED A TCASII RA CLB AND THE ACFT MISSED IN IMC ACCORDING TO TCASII BY 200 FT VERT AND 0 HORIZ.

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.