Potential conflict between air carrier-widebody transport and GA-small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	85539
Time
Date	198804
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : nas
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nas
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	85539
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were descending for a landing at nassau international airport runway 32. We were under control of nassau approach and were on an assigned heading of 170 degrees and were cleared to descend to 1500'. At 4500' we saw a single engine aircraft (at approximately 4000' and heading approximately 300 degrees) out ahead of us, crossing left to right. We saw him early enough that we may have been able to take evasive action if necessary. We were close, but evasive action was not required. We reported the situation to nassau approach and they apologized, saying they had not seen the other and didn't know anything about it. We made a visual approach and landed on runway 32.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT BETWEEN ACR-WDB AND GA-SMA.

Narrative: WE WERE DSNDING FOR A LNDG AT NASSAU INTL ARPT RWY 32. WE WERE UNDER CTL OF NASSAU APCH AND WERE ON AN ASSIGNED HDG OF 170 DEGS AND WERE CLRED TO DSND TO 1500'. AT 4500' WE SAW A SINGLE ENG ACFT (AT APPROX 4000' AND HDG APPROX 300 DEGS) OUT AHEAD OF US, XING LEFT TO RIGHT. WE SAW HIM EARLY ENOUGH THAT WE MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION IF NECESSARY. WE WERE CLOSE, BUT EVASIVE ACTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. WE RPTED THE SITUATION TO NASSAU APCH AND THEY APOLOGIZED, SAYING THEY HAD NOT SEEN THE OTHER AND DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE MADE A VISUAL APCH AND LANDED ON RWY 32.

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.