Flight crew of an medium large transport stopped their visual descent upon sighting another aircraft head-on. The other aircraft took evasive action by turning and diving.

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Attributes
ACN	285794
Time
Date	199410
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rno
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7200 flight time type : 950
ASRS Report	285794
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action
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 the west (on depicted visual path as per commercial chart, we discovered a small aircraft, (looked like a cherokee) head on. We leveled off and the cherokee rolled T and dove down. Estimated separation 1000 ft horizontal and 800 ft vertical separation. Received no TA from approach and TCASII displayed target after we passed him. The cherokee had no transponder, or it was not on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG STOPPED THEIR VISUAL DSCNT UPON SIGHTING ANOTHER ACFT HEAD-ON. THE OTHER ACFT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BY TURNING AND DIVING.

Narrative: DSNDING THROUGH 13000 FT ON A VISUAL APCH INTO RNO FROM THE W (ON DEPICTED VISUAL PATH AS PER COMMERCIAL CHART, WE DISCOVERED A SMALL ACFT, (LOOKED LIKE A CHEROKEE) HEAD ON. WE LEVELED OFF AND THE CHEROKEE ROLLED T AND DOVE DOWN. ESTIMATED SEPARATION 1000 FT HORIZ AND 800 FT VERT SEPARATION. RECEIVED NO TA FROM APCH AND TCASII DISPLAYED TARGET AFTER WE PASSED HIM. THE CHEROKEE HAD NO XPONDER, OR IT WAS NOT ON.

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.