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Flight crew of an medium large transport stopped their descent after observing an small aircraft head-on coming at them at approximately 13000 ft MSL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 285684 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199410 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| 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 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other enroute airway : rno |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 285684 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 vertical : 800 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Descending through 13000 ft on a visual approach into rno from west (on depicted visual path as per commercial chart VAP16) we discovered a small aircraft (looked like a cherokee) head- on. We leveled off and the aircraft rolled right and dove under us. Estimated separation 1000 ft horizontal and 800 ft vertical. Received no TA from approach control and TCASII displayed target after we passed over aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG STOPPED THEIR DSCNT AFTER OBSERVING AN SMA HEAD-ON COMING AT THEM AT APPROX 13000 FT MSL.
Narrative: DSNDING THROUGH 13000 FT ON A VISUAL APCH INTO RNO FROM W (ON DEPICTED VISUAL PATH AS PER COMMERCIAL CHART VAP16) WE DISCOVERED A SMALL ACFT (LOOKED LIKE A CHEROKEE) HEAD- ON. WE LEVELED OFF AND THE ACFT ROLLED R AND DOVE UNDER US. ESTIMATED SEPARATION 1000 FT HORIZ AND 800 FT VERT. RECEIVED NO TA FROM APCH CTL AND TCASII DISPLAYED TARGET AFTER WE PASSED OVER ACFT.
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.