MD80 departure from jax experienced conflict with a BE55 who was maintaining visual separation.

Attributes
ACN	659070
Time
Date	200505
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jax.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4400 msl bound upper : 4600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jax.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jax.tracon
Make Model Name	Beechcraft Beech Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	659070
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	659073
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

On departure runway 7 and contacting departure control; we were told to turn left to 250 degree heading and climb to 4000 ft. We leveled at 4000 ft for about 3 mins. During the turn through about 290 degree heading; we were told of traffic at 10 O'clock position and I can't remember how many mi at 5000 ft. I heard the controller also give us traffic to a baron. He told baron we were at 4000 ft. The baron had us in sight. I called traffic not insight and was told to climb to 15000 ft. Shortly after we were on 250 degree heading; we began to climb and at approximately 4400 ft I saw him; on TCASII and a second later we received RA 'monitor vertical speed.' we monitored vertical speed and very shortly afterward we received RA 'descend.' we initiated level then descent attitude as quickly as possible when I noticed baron directly overhead maybe 300-500 ft. Baron also was told to maintain visual and responded soon afterward that he could not and changed his flight path. When I asked controller why we were given climb into baron; he said he only needed visual contact from 1 of the 2 planes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 DEP FROM JAX EXPERIENCED CONFLICT WITH A BE55 WHO WAS MAINTAINING VISUAL SEPARATION.

Narrative: ON DEP RWY 7 AND CONTACTING DEP CTL; WE WERE TOLD TO TURN L TO 250 DEG HDG AND CLB TO 4000 FT. WE LEVELED AT 4000 FT FOR ABOUT 3 MINS. DURING THE TURN THROUGH ABOUT 290 DEG HDG; WE WERE TOLD OF TFC AT 10 O'CLOCK POS AND I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY MI AT 5000 FT. I HEARD THE CTLR ALSO GIVE US TFC TO A BARON. HE TOLD BARON WE WERE AT 4000 FT. THE BARON HAD US IN SIGHT. I CALLED TFC NOT INSIGHT AND WAS TOLD TO CLB TO 15000 FT. SHORTLY AFTER WE WERE ON 250 DEG HDG; WE BEGAN TO CLB AND AT APPROX 4400 FT I SAW HIM; ON TCASII AND A SECOND LATER WE RECEIVED RA 'MONITOR VERT SPD.' WE MONITORED VERT SPD AND VERY SHORTLY AFTERWARD WE RECEIVED RA 'DSND.' WE INITIATED LEVEL THEN DSCNT ATTITUDE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WHEN I NOTICED BARON DIRECTLY OVERHEAD MAYBE 300-500 FT. BARON ALSO WAS TOLD TO MAINTAIN VISUAL AND RESPONDED SOON AFTERWARD THAT HE COULD NOT AND CHANGED HIS FLT PATH. WHEN I ASKED CTLR WHY WE WERE GIVEN CLB INTO BARON; HE SAID HE ONLY NEEDED VISUAL CONTACT FROM 1 OF THE 2 PLANES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.