B737-300 aircraft on arrival STAR received traffic alert from approach controller at the same time TCASII RA. Flight crew followed RA with hard pull up resulting in flight attendant injury. Intruder traffic had no altitude readout so controller had no altitude information, nor in radio contact with intruder.

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Attributes
ACN	366673
Time
Date	199704
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bld
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : las
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	King Air 100 A/B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 6500
ASRS Report	366673
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	366681
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

After crossing whigg intersection as depicted on the 10-3 arrival chart, ATC cleared us to descend to 10000 ft. Shortly afterward ATC issued a traffic call: 'traffic 12 O'clock, 3 mi, 9500 ft climbing. Climb as required.' simultaneously, TCASII alerted on the target. TCASII confirmed ATC traffic report -- a virtual head on conflict existed with rapid rate of closure. PF began an immediate arrest of the descent rate and initiated a climb. The last time I glanced at the TCASII readout, there was only 300 ft of vertical separation. As I looked up, the aircraft came into view. (A twin engined GA aircraft -- possibly a king air.) a further 'pull' was the only thing that kept the 2 aircraft from 'trading paint.' obviously, separation had lapsed to less than that dictated by safety and prudence. Though no passenger injuries resulted, the #2 flight attendant sustained broken ankles and shoulder. Suggestion: all aircraft capable of 250 KT cruise should be required to file and operate under IFR. No VFR for turboprops or turbojets. None! Far part 135 operators who allow their pilots to cancel IFR in order to go 'VFR direct' should be cited for 'careless and reckless' operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 ACFT ON ARR STAR RECEIVED TFC ALERT FROM APCH CTLR AT THE SAME TIME TCASII RA. FLC FOLLOWED RA WITH HARD PULL UP RESULTING IN FLT ATTENDANT INJURY. INTRUDER TFC HAD NO ALT READOUT SO CTLR HAD NO ALT INFO, NOR IN RADIO CONTACT WITH INTRUDER.

Narrative: AFTER XING WHIGG INTXN AS DEPICTED ON THE 10-3 ARR CHART, ATC CLRED US TO DSND TO 10000 FT. SHORTLY AFTERWARD ATC ISSUED A TFC CALL: 'TFC 12 O'CLOCK, 3 MI, 9500 FT CLBING. CLB AS REQUIRED.' SIMULTANEOUSLY, TCASII ALERTED ON THE TARGET. TCASII CONFIRMED ATC TFC RPT -- A VIRTUAL HEAD ON CONFLICT EXISTED WITH RAPID RATE OF CLOSURE. PF BEGAN AN IMMEDIATE ARREST OF THE DSCNT RATE AND INITIATED A CLB. THE LAST TIME I GLANCED AT THE TCASII READOUT, THERE WAS ONLY 300 FT OF VERT SEPARATION. AS I LOOKED UP, THE ACFT CAME INTO VIEW. (A TWIN ENGINED GA ACFT -- POSSIBLY A KING AIR.) A FURTHER 'PULL' WAS THE ONLY THING THAT KEPT THE 2 ACFT FROM 'TRADING PAINT.' OBVIOUSLY, SEPARATION HAD LAPSED TO LESS THAN THAT DICTATED BY SAFETY AND PRUDENCE. THOUGH NO PAX INJURIES RESULTED, THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED BROKEN ANKLES AND SHOULDER. SUGGESTION: ALL ACFT CAPABLE OF 250 KT CRUISE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FILE AND OPERATE UNDER IFR. NO VFR FOR TURBOPROPS OR TURBOJETS. NONE! FAR PART 135 OPERATORS WHO ALLOW THEIR PLTS TO CANCEL IFR IN ORDER TO GO 'VFR DIRECT' SHOULD BE CITED FOR 'CARELESS AND RECKLESS' OPS.

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.