Cl-65 crew and a flight of 4 F-16's had a TCASII RA in ZJX class east.

Attributes
ACN	592422
Time
Date	200309
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ssc.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighting Falcon F16
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	592422
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	592424
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2500 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed flo to atl. On climb out vectors heading 270 degrees with ZJX received an RA to descend then climb with center advising of traffic. Gave us a turn to heading 180 degrees that turned us directly into the traffic (4 F-16's) on descent into shaw AFB. We started a climb to clear traffic at same time F-16's went into a steep descending right turn to clear us. After clear of conflict nothing was said as to why we were vectored so close to the traffic. Supplemental information from acn 592424: ATC called traffic approaching from right to left as F-16's. Aircraft came in sight and ATC directed a turn to a heading of 180 degrees. Simultaneously, TCASII alert called for RA traffic 'descend, descend, descend.' following ATC instruction to turn to 180 degrees, observed 2 F-16's turning toward same direction, in right turn. Following TCASII alert, started descent and TCASII alert sounded 'climb, climb, climb.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL-65 CREW AND A FLT OF 4 F-16'S HAD A TCASII RA IN ZJX CLASS E.

Narrative: DEPARTED FLO TO ATL. ON CLBOUT VECTORS HDG 270 DEGS WITH ZJX RECEIVED AN RA TO DSND THEN CLB WITH CTR ADVISING OF TFC. GAVE US A TURN TO HDG 180 DEGS THAT TURNED US DIRECTLY INTO THE TFC (4 F-16'S) ON DSCNT INTO SHAW AFB. WE STARTED A CLB TO CLR TFC AT SAME TIME F-16'S WENT INTO A STEEP DSNDING R TURN TO CLR US. AFTER CLR OF CONFLICT NOTHING WAS SAID AS TO WHY WE WERE VECTORED SO CLOSE TO THE TFC. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 592424: ATC CALLED TFC APCHING FROM R TO L AS F-16'S. ACFT CAME IN SIGHT AND ATC DIRECTED A TURN TO A HDG OF 180 DEGS. SIMULTANEOUSLY, TCASII ALERT CALLED FOR RA TFC 'DSND, DSND, DSND.' FOLLOWING ATC INSTRUCTION TO TURN TO 180 DEGS, OBSERVED 2 F-16'S TURNING TOWARD SAME DIRECTION, IN R TURN. FOLLOWING TCASII ALERT, STARTED DSCNT AND TCASII ALERT SOUNDED 'CLB, CLB, CLB.'

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.