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An air carrier passenger complained about the separation between his aircraft and an itinerant small aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 318086 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pvd |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pvd artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 318086 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6900 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 318081 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Pvd approach asked us if we could see a cessna at 11:30 O'clock, 3500 ft (we were at approximately 4300 ft descending). We said yes. Cessna and our aircraft were both on downwind to runway 23 pvd. Pvd approach said 'maintain visual, cleared for visual to runway 23.' cessna passed below and to our left, when our TCASII RA went off to 'monitor vertical speed,' we did. When the cessna showed 500 ft below us and 1.5 mi behind, we continued our approach. A passenger in back was uneasy on how close the cessna was. Supplemental information from acn 318081: came within 500 ft of single engine cessna. Had to climb to avoid his flight path.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR PAX COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SEPARATION BTWN HIS ACFT AND AN ITINERANT SMA.
Narrative: PVD APCH ASKED US IF WE COULD SEE A CESSNA AT 11:30 O'CLOCK, 3500 FT (WE WERE AT APPROX 4300 FT DSNDING). WE SAID YES. CESSNA AND OUR ACFT WERE BOTH ON DOWNWIND TO RWY 23 PVD. PVD APCH SAID 'MAINTAIN VISUAL, CLRED FOR VISUAL TO RWY 23.' CESSNA PASSED BELOW AND TO OUR L, WHEN OUR TCASII RA WENT OFF TO 'MONITOR VERT SPD,' WE DID. WHEN THE CESSNA SHOWED 500 FT BELOW US AND 1.5 MI BEHIND, WE CONTINUED OUR APCH. A PAX IN BACK WAS UNEASY ON HOW CLOSE THE CESSNA WAS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 318081: CAME WITHIN 500 FT OF SINGLE ENG CESSNA. HAD TO CLB TO AVOID HIS FLT PATH.
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.