Near midair collision on approach to ewr.

Attributes
ACN	306162
Time
Date	199506
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	306162
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	306066
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 250
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

At approximately 600 ft AGL on the ILS runway 22R approach we got a 'climb, climb' RA for an aircraft showing 200-300 ft below our aircraft. We complied with the RA instructions and climbed above glide path. VFR conditions were in effect, but we never saw another aircraft. After the RA went away, we re- established glide path and landed on runway 22R. We asked the tower on short final whether there was traffic for us to produce the RA and tower replied that there was a helicopter that he had called to us as traffic. Neither the copilot nor myself remembered receiving such an advisory.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC ON APCH TO EWR.

Narrative: AT APPROX 600 FT AGL ON THE ILS RWY 22R APCH WE GOT A 'CLB, CLB' RA FOR AN ACFT SHOWING 200-300 FT BELOW OUR ACFT. WE COMPLIED WITH THE RA INSTRUCTIONS AND CLBED ABOVE GLIDE PATH. VFR CONDITIONS WERE IN EFFECT, BUT WE NEVER SAW ANOTHER ACFT. AFTER THE RA WENT AWAY, WE RE- ESTABLISHED GLIDE PATH AND LANDED ON RWY 22R. WE ASKED THE TWR ON SHORT FINAL WHETHER THERE WAS TFC FOR US TO PRODUCE THE RA AND TWR REPLIED THAT THERE WAS A HELI THAT HE HAD CALLED TO US AS TFC. NEITHER THE COPLT NOR MYSELF REMEMBERED RECEIVING SUCH AN ADVISORY.

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.