An EMB145 captain, attempting to land at acy, experienced an RA on final.

Attributes
ACN	518540
Time
Date	200107
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : acy.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : acy.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	518540
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

ATC left us at a very high altitude very close to the airport. The situation was further aggravated by the approach controller issuing a vector which took us very close to the runway. We were cleared for a visual approach. In an attempt to lose altitude, we initiated a 270 degree turn to realign with the runway at an appropriate altitude. As we turned onto final, we received a TA/RA for a B1900. The tower canceled our approach clearance, and re-vectored us for a safe landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB145 CAPT, ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT ACY, EXPERIENCED AN RA ON FINAL.

Narrative: ATC LEFT US AT A VERY HIGH ALT VERY CLOSE TO THE ARPT. THE SIT WAS FURTHER AGGRAVATED BY THE APCH CTLR ISSUING A VECTOR WHICH TOOK US VERY CLOSE TO THE RWY. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOSE ALT, WE INITIATED A 270 DEG TURN TO REALIGN WITH THE RWY AT AN APPROPRIATE ALT. AS WE TURNED ONTO FINAL, WE RECEIVED A TA/RA FOR A B1900. THE TWR CANCELED OUR APCH CLRNC, AND RE-VECTORED US FOR A SAFE LNDG.

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.