Less than standard separation between air carrier and military aircraft. Operational error.

Attributes
ACN	80405
Time
Date	198801
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vrb airport : cof
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma tower : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zma
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Experimental
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	80405
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	80399
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

We were climbing out of mco. We were in mia center control climbing out of FL228 for FL230 assigned. We were watching traffic at 1 O'clock on climb out moving from our right to left and it looked to be at FL240. As the distance to the other aircraft got to be about 5 mi horizontal we became aware of a conflict. At this time the center controller told us to descended to FL220. An immediate descent was made to FL220. We passed about 600' below a black military spc aircraft being vectored to patrick AFB. We estimate about 1/2 mi sep. The controller never called traffic out to us and never gave an immediate type descent. A quick descent was made but not a violent evasive type action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION BETWEEN ACR AND MIL ACFT. OPERATIONAL ERROR.

Narrative: WE WERE CLBING OUT OF MCO. WE WERE IN MIA CENTER CTL CLBING OUT OF FL228 FOR FL230 ASSIGNED. WE WERE WATCHING TFC AT 1 O'CLOCK ON CLBOUT MOVING FROM OUR RIGHT TO LEFT AND IT LOOKED TO BE AT FL240. AS THE DISTANCE TO THE OTHER ACFT GOT TO BE ABOUT 5 MI HORIZ WE BECAME AWARE OF A CONFLICT. AT THIS TIME THE CENTER CTLR TOLD US TO DESCENDED TO FL220. AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT WAS MADE TO FL220. WE PASSED ABOUT 600' BELOW A BLACK MIL SPC ACFT BEING VECTORED TO PATRICK AFB. WE ESTIMATE ABOUT 1/2 MI SEP. THE CTLR NEVER CALLED TFC OUT TO US AND NEVER GAVE AN IMMEDIATE TYPE DSCNT. A QUICK DSCNT WAS MADE BUT NOT A VIOLENT EVASIVE TYPE ACTION.

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