Reporter contends that ATC vectored his aircraft X on a collision course with aircraft Y.

Attributes
ACN	464415
Time
Date	200002
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl single value : 3600
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : hnl.tracon tower : mco.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : hnl.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 270
ASRS Report	464415
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

ATC vectored us into flight path and altitude of other aircraft. TA alerted us. We leveled off 600 ft above traffic which passed directly underneath us. ATC clearance put our aircraft on collision course with traffic. TA alert warned us to leveloff and avoid conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR CONTENDS THAT ATC VECTORED HIS ACFT X ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH ACFT Y.

Narrative: ATC VECTORED US INTO FLT PATH AND ALT OF OTHER ACFT. TA ALERTED US. WE LEVELED OFF 600 FT ABOVE TFC WHICH PASSED DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH US. ATC CLRNC PUT OUR ACFT ON COLLISION COURSE WITH TFC. TA ALERT WARNED US TO LEVELOFF AND AVOID CONFLICT.

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.