A TCASII RA in the class B airspace near lga, ny.

Attributes
ACN	548420
Time
Date	200205
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	548420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure

Narrative:

On vectors for lda runway 22 at lga. Just approaching lga VOR from the south received an RA to monitor vertical speed. There was a cessna single engine at 4500 ft crossing over flight path right to left. The approach control failed to point out traffic. While a climb or descent was not called for by TCASII we did receive a TA. We were at 4000 ft. It would have been nice if approach would have pointed traffic out to us. I reported the TA to approach and was given a frequency change. I asked that controller if they were working the cessna and he said they were. It would be nice while in class B airspace to have 1000 ft separation with all traffic VFR and IFR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TCASII RA IN THE CLASS B AIRSPACE NEAR LGA, NY.

Narrative: ON VECTORS FOR LDA RWY 22 AT LGA. JUST APCHING LGA VOR FROM THE S RECEIVED AN RA TO MONITOR VERT SPD. THERE WAS A CESSNA SINGLE ENG AT 4500 FT XING OVER FLT PATH R TO L. THE APCH CTL FAILED TO POINT OUT TFC. WHILE A CLB OR DSCNT WAS NOT CALLED FOR BY TCASII WE DID RECEIVE A TA. WE WERE AT 4000 FT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF APCH WOULD HAVE POINTED TFC OUT TO US. I RPTED THE TA TO APCH AND WAS GIVEN A FREQ CHANGE. I ASKED THAT CTLR IF THEY WERE WORKING THE CESSNA AND HE SAID THEY WERE. IT WOULD BE NICE WHILE IN CLASS B AIRSPACE TO HAVE 1000 FT SEPARATION WITH ALL TFC VFR AND IFR.

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.