S80 flight crew has near midair collision on final approach at dfw, tx.

Attributes
ACN	552510
Time
Date	200207
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 18r other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	552510
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Cleared for visual approach to runway 18R dfw. On intercept course to localizer, GPS displayed confirmed heading to LOM. Visual contact with another aircraft, same altitude, 12 O'clock position. Turned to right. Other aircraft turned to right also. TCASII cpa was 300 ft. Cleared to tower. Other aircraft reported near miss. Remainder of flight uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S80 FLC HAS NMAC ON FINAL APCH AT DFW, TX.

Narrative: CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 18R DFW. ON INTERCEPT COURSE TO LOC, GPS DISPLAYED CONFIRMED HDG TO LOM. VISUAL CONTACT WITH ANOTHER ACFT, SAME ALT, 12 O'CLOCK POS. TURNED TO R. OTHER ACFT TURNED TO R ALSO. TCASII CPA WAS 300 FT. CLRED TO TWR. OTHER ACFT RPTED NEAR MISS. REMAINDER OF FLT UNEVENTFUL.

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.