Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
A
Near Midair Collision (NMAC) is "an incident involving one or more aircraft
in which a hazard or a perceived potential hazard to safety is involved."

In that case, we have a NMAC here because the MD-80 pilot perceived a potential
hazard to safety.

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