Narrative:

After executing a very close go around maneuver; we were handed off to approach control for vectors back to land. After making an announcement to the passenger; we continued to turn downwind under the guidance of approach control. At approximately mid-field; I noticed that there was traffic 300 ft below us on an intercepting course and told my first officer to be prepared. He then brought it to approach control's attention. They replied that the traffic was VFR and no factor. He told them how close it was and at that moment we received an RA with instructions to climb and an accent box to steer into. He informed them of our intentions as I powered up and pitched into the 'box' to avoid this conflict. Approach responded that we were not to climb; that we had enough separation and that there was a dash 8 1000 ft above and in front of us. My first officer argued for our situation and having a visual on the dash 8 told him to advise that I am banking left behind the dash 8 and climbing to avoid the other plane. I cleared the first plane by 800 ft and received another RA in response to the dash 8. I brought the power to near idle and pushed the nose over following the commands (box). I returned to the assigned altitude of 3000 ft and resumed our approach for a landing. After deplaning; I contacted our chief pilot and the tower which tried to make light of what transpired and offering a very weak case on their behalf. Please do not let either of these incidents go without staff being accountable and the FAA to inspect this. It is incomprehensible how one flight crew could be subjected to such a lack of professionalism. Supplemental information from acn 783437: after having the runway incursion and going missed and then having an RA advisory and action taken for the interest of safety and also arguing with approach on having them deny our RA safety maneuver to avoid traffic; we had another RA to avoid an aircraft above us. This was 3 incidents with tower and approach within 5 mins. 1 runway incursion and 2 RA maneuvers.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ERJ 170 CLIMBED IN RESPONSE TO A TCAS 'RA' WHICH RESULTED IN A 'DESCEND' RA FOR IFR TFC 1000 FT ABOVE.

Narrative: AFTER EXECUTING A VERY CLOSE GAR MANEUVER; WE WERE HANDED OFF TO APCH CTL FOR VECTORS BACK TO LAND. AFTER MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PAX; WE CONTINUED TO TURN DOWNWIND UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF APCH CTL. AT APPROX MID-FIELD; I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS TFC 300 FT BELOW US ON AN INTERCEPTING COURSE AND TOLD MY FO TO BE PREPARED. HE THEN BROUGHT IT TO APCH CTL'S ATTN. THEY REPLIED THAT THE TFC WAS VFR AND NO FACTOR. HE TOLD THEM HOW CLOSE IT WAS AND AT THAT MOMENT WE RECEIVED AN RA WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO CLB AND AN ACCENT BOX TO STEER INTO. HE INFORMED THEM OF OUR INTENTIONS AS I POWERED UP AND PITCHED INTO THE 'BOX' TO AVOID THIS CONFLICT. APCH RESPONDED THAT WE WERE NOT TO CLB; THAT WE HAD ENOUGH SEPARATION AND THAT THERE WAS A DASH 8 1000 FT ABOVE AND IN FRONT OF US. MY FO ARGUED FOR OUR SITUATION AND HAVING A VISUAL ON THE DASH 8 TOLD HIM TO ADVISE THAT I AM BANKING L BEHIND THE DASH 8 AND CLBING TO AVOID THE OTHER PLANE. I CLEARED THE FIRST PLANE BY 800 FT AND RECEIVED ANOTHER RA IN RESPONSE TO THE DASH 8. I BROUGHT THE PWR TO NEAR IDLE AND PUSHED THE NOSE OVER FOLLOWING THE COMMANDS (BOX). I RETURNED TO THE ASSIGNED ALT OF 3000 FT AND RESUMED OUR APCH FOR A LNDG. AFTER DEPLANING; I CONTACTED OUR CHIEF PLT AND THE TWR WHICH TRIED TO MAKE LIGHT OF WHAT TRANSPIRED AND OFFERING A VERY WEAK CASE ON THEIR BEHALF. PLEASE DO NOT LET EITHER OF THESE INCIDENTS GO WITHOUT STAFF BEING ACCOUNTABLE AND THE FAA TO INSPECT THIS. IT IS INCOMPREHENSIBLE HOW ONE FLT CREW COULD BE SUBJECTED TO SUCH A LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 783437: AFTER HAVING THE RWY INCURSION AND GOING MISSED AND THEN HAVING AN RA ADVISORY AND ACTION TAKEN FOR THE INTEREST OF SAFETY AND ALSO ARGUING WITH APCH ON HAVING THEM DENY OUR RA SAFETY MANEUVER TO AVOID TFC; WE HAD ANOTHER RA TO AVOID AN ACFT ABOVE US. THIS WAS 3 INCIDENTS WITH TWR AND APCH WITHIN 5 MINS. 1 RWY INCURSION AND 2 RA MANEUVERS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.