Close proximity GA-small aircraft GA-small aircraft west of orl.

Attributes
ACN	109404
Time
Date	198904
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : orl
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	109404
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I came quite close to an amphibious small aircraft and he had the right of way since he was on the right.I thought I had a good scan up as I decided to turn left about 45 degrees to fly over a friend's house. Even though the decision to divert over his house was made on the spur of the moment, I know I looked before I turned. However, I probably looked left only, when the traffic was approaching from the right (apparently), so I didn't see him. If he saw me, it must have been a shock since I cut him off and flew right in front of him. I don't know why I didn't see him, but only looking in particular in the direction of turn was certainly a mistake I know now to be especially alert when turning to traffic coming from all directions--not just the direction of turn!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX GA-SMA GA-SMA WEST OF ORL.

Narrative: I CAME QUITE CLOSE TO AN AMPHIBIOUS SMA AND HE HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY SINCE HE WAS ON THE RIGHT.I THOUGHT I HAD A GOOD SCAN UP AS I DECIDED TO TURN LEFT ABOUT 45 DEGS TO FLY OVER A FRIEND'S HOUSE. EVEN THOUGH THE DECISION TO DIVERT OVER HIS HOUSE WAS MADE ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT, I KNOW I LOOKED BEFORE I TURNED. HOWEVER, I PROBABLY LOOKED LEFT ONLY, WHEN THE TFC WAS APCHING FROM THE RIGHT (APPARENTLY), SO I DIDN'T SEE HIM. IF HE SAW ME, IT MUST HAVE BEEN A SHOCK SINCE I CUT HIM OFF AND FLEW RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM. I DON'T KNOW WHY I DIDN'T SEE HIM, BUT ONLY LOOKING IN PARTICULAR IN THE DIRECTION OF TURN WAS CERTAINLY A MISTAKE I KNOW NOW TO BE ESPECIALLY ALERT WHEN TURNING TO TFC COMING FROM ALL DIRECTIONS--NOT JUST THE DIRECTION OF TURN!

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.