A B737 makes a turn and a climb to avoid a twin beech crossing his approach path 10 mi east of fll. Aircraft were in a class C airspace.

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Attributes
ACN	430949
Time
Date	199903
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 09l
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in approach : instrument precision approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Make Model Name	Beechcraft Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	430949
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We had joined the runway 9L localizer at fll and had just been cleared for the visual approach when I noticed a target on our TCASII at 2 O'clock and a little over 1 mi. I acquired the target visually and it was obvious that we needed to take evasive action. The aircraft in question was northbound at our altitude, so I started a level right turn to put our nose behind the traffic. In the turn, fll approach gave us a traffic alert at the same time as the TCASII gave us an RA (climb). The autoplt was not in use, so I started a climb. The aircraft was in sight at all times. We gained 300 ft in our evasive maneuver, turned 20 degrees south of course. When clear of conflict we were reclred for the visual approach and the landing was uneventful. Approach was advised that we were following an RA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 MAKES A TURN AND A CLB TO AVOID A TWIN BEECH XING HIS APCH PATH 10 MI E OF FLL. ACFT WERE IN A CLASS C AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WE HAD JOINED THE RWY 9L LOC AT FLL AND HAD JUST BEEN CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH WHEN I NOTICED A TARGET ON OUR TCASII AT 2 O'CLOCK AND A LITTLE OVER 1 MI. I ACQUIRED THE TARGET VISUALLY AND IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. THE ACFT IN QUESTION WAS NBOUND AT OUR ALT, SO I STARTED A LEVEL R TURN TO PUT OUR NOSE BEHIND THE TFC. IN THE TURN, FLL APCH GAVE US A TFC ALERT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE TCASII GAVE US AN RA (CLB). THE AUTOPLT WAS NOT IN USE, SO I STARTED A CLB. THE ACFT WAS IN SIGHT AT ALL TIMES. WE GAINED 300 FT IN OUR EVASIVE MANEUVER, TURNED 20 DEGS S OF COURSE. WHEN CLR OF CONFLICT WE WERE RECLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH AND THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. APCH WAS ADVISED THAT WE WERE FOLLOWING AN RA.

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.