<< >> NASA ASRS Report 912835, October 2010

N90 controller describes TCAS RA event between an air carrier flight and a VFR aircraft; which the captain characterized as a near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	912835
Time
Date	201010
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	N90.TRACON
State Reference	NY
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC

Narrative:

Air carrier took a TCAS resolution for a VFR aircraft. After the aircraft passed and a couple of minutes after the event the pilot said he would need to report a near mid air.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: N90 Controller describes TCAS RA event between an Air Carrier flight and a VFR aircraft; which the Captain characterized as a NMAC.

Narrative: Air carrier took a TCAS resolution for a VFR aircraft. After the aircraft passed and a couple of minutes after the event the pilot said he would need to report a near mid air.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.