Near midair collision in class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	294168
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 2000 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msp
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	294168
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were a be-1900 cleared for visual runway 11L at msp int arriving from the northwest. An air carrier 727 was being vectored for the 11R visual, but did not have airport in sight. The 727 missed 3 or 4 radio calls from approach, and they seemed confused. When they finally did answer, they said we passed over them at 200 ft. I was satisfied we maintained proper visual separation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC IN CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WE WERE A BE-1900 CLRED FOR VISUAL RWY 11L AT MSP INT ARRIVING FROM THE NW. AN ACR 727 WAS BEING VECTORED FOR THE 11R VISUAL, BUT DID NOT HAVE ARPT IN SIGHT. THE 727 MISSED 3 OR 4 RADIO CALLS FROM APCH, AND THEY SEEMED CONFUSED. WHEN THEY FINALLY DID ANSWER, THEY SAID WE PASSED OVER THEM AT 200 FT. I WAS SATISFIED WE MAINTAINED PROPER VISUAL SEPARATION.

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.