Narrative:

While on radar vectors to runway 34 at hpn, encountered a king air 200 7 NM ene of hpn airport at 3000 ft MSL. At the time of this incident, our flight was controled by new york approach. A general TA was issued, 'traffic 1 O'clock position, 3 mi, type and altitude unknown.' shortly after followed a TCASII TA showing the aircraft approximately 2:30 O'clock position, 2 mi, 300 ft below and climbing. A TCASII climb RA was then issued and followed. The first officer then established visual contact and estimated separation of 200 ft vertical. In our opinion, it would have been beneficial if we were issued more information about the traffic such as heading, altitude, climb, descent, etc. That information could have been shared between hpn and new york approach. Thank god for TCASII! (RA did not cease until 3700 ft.)

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 CREW HAD TCASII RA.

Narrative: WHILE ON RADAR VECTORS TO RWY 34 AT HPN, ENCOUNTERED A KING AIR 200 7 NM ENE OF HPN ARPT AT 3000 FT MSL. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, OUR FLT WAS CTLED BY NEW YORK APCH. A GENERAL TA WAS ISSUED, 'TFC 1 O'CLOCK POS, 3 MI, TYPE AND ALT UNKNOWN.' SHORTLY AFTER FOLLOWED A TCASII TA SHOWING THE ACFT APPROX 2:30 O'CLOCK POS, 2 MI, 300 FT BELOW AND CLBING. A TCASII CLB RA WAS THEN ISSUED AND FOLLOWED. THE FO THEN ESTABLISHED VISUAL CONTACT AND ESTIMATED SEPARATION OF 200 FT VERT. IN OUR OPINION, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BENEFICIAL IF WE WERE ISSUED MORE INFO ABOUT THE TFC SUCH AS HDG, ALT, CLB, DSCNT, ETC. THAT INFO COULD HAVE BEEN SHARED BTWN HPN AND NEW YORK APCH. THANK GOD FOR TCASII! (RA DID NOT CEASE UNTIL 3700 FT.)

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.