Air carrier light transport near midair collision with F-16.

Attributes
ACN	272110
Time
Date	199405
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : acy
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighting Falcon F16
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	272110
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We had TCASII traffic at approximately 12 O'clock, we saw them visually, 2 F-16's, at 13000 ft turning into us at approximately 10 mi. Then they started a climb right at us. The wing man stayed high and to the right of us, no factor, but the lead aircraft was coming directly at us and passed low and to our left. TCASII was reading him at 13900 ft we were at 14000 ft then he went into a left turn after we passed and brought his nose around to our tail. No other visual contact was made. The explanation from ATC was that the other controller was talking to them (F-16's). They called us in sight and that they were starting a VFR climb. That statement led me to believe that what he did was intentional. The F-16 aircraft did not know what action we would take in our aircraft to avoid him!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT NMAC WITH F-16.

Narrative: WE HAD TCASII TFC AT APPROX 12 O'CLOCK, WE SAW THEM VISUALLY, 2 F-16'S, AT 13000 FT TURNING INTO US AT APPROX 10 MI. THEN THEY STARTED A CLB RIGHT AT US. THE WING MAN STAYED HIGH AND TO THE R OF US, NO FACTOR, BUT THE LEAD ACFT WAS COMING DIRECTLY AT US AND PASSED LOW AND TO OUR L. TCASII WAS READING HIM AT 13900 FT WE WERE AT 14000 FT THEN HE WENT INTO A L TURN AFTER WE PASSED AND BROUGHT HIS NOSE AROUND TO OUR TAIL. NO OTHER VISUAL CONTACT WAS MADE. THE EXPLANATION FROM ATC WAS THAT THE OTHER CTLR WAS TALKING TO THEM (F-16'S). THEY CALLED US IN SIGHT AND THAT THEY WERE STARTING A VFR CLB. THAT STATEMENT LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT WHAT HE DID WAS INTENTIONAL. THE F-16 ACFT DID NOT KNOW WHAT ACTION WE WOULD TAKE IN OUR ACFT TO AVOID HIM!

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.