The FAA and NTSB is investigating a near mid-air collision l between two jetliners at Alaska's Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC). A US Airways passenger jet that was taking off May 21 came within a third of a mile of a Cargolux Boeing 747-400 that was landing on another runway.

The US Airways Airbus A319  (Flight 40) was coming from Phoenix with 138 passengers and a crew aboard. The freighter conducting Flight 658 was leaving for Chicago with a crew of two. The A319 was inbound to Runway 14 and the B747 was on runway 25R. The incident occurred in night visual meteorological conditions with 10 miles of visibility.

According to the TCAS report from the A319 crew, that aircraft was approaching ANC when, because of the effects of tailwinds on the aircraft's approach path, the crew initiated a missed approach and requested new instructions from air traffic control.

The tower controller instructed the A319 to turn right heading 300 and report the departing B747 in sight. After the A319 crew reported the B747 in sight, the controller instructed the A319 to maintain visual separation from the B747, climb to 3000 feet, and turn right heading 320.

But “the A319 crew refused the right turn because the turn would have put their flight in direct conflict with the B747,” according to the Safety Board.
 
The A319 crew then received a resolution advisory to "monitor vertical speed" and the crew complied with the descent command. During the descent, the A319 crew lost sight of the B747. At about 1700 feet above ground level, the A319 crew received a "clear of conflict" aural command.