Pilot of small aircraft in marginal VMC conditions executes evasive maneuver to avoid another aircraft opposite direction following same road.

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Attributes
ACN	118890
Time
Date	198907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ryv
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msn
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 230 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	118890
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft following road under marginal VFR conditions met up with aircraft traveling opp direction. Evasive action taken by diving and turning right. 3-4 seconds reaction time due to low visibility. My concentration was so heavy on ground due to low visibility, and desire to remain VFR, that scan outside could have been better. Requested VFR flight following from madison, wi, prior to incident. I was told to stay clear and to not contact them again due to workload. What good is having the mode C if they won't assist you? ATC is for airliners only?!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA IN MARGINAL VMC CONDITIONS EXECUTES EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID ANOTHER ACFT OPPOSITE DIRECTION FOLLOWING SAME ROAD.

Narrative: ACFT FOLLOWING ROAD UNDER MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS MET UP WITH ACFT TRAVELING OPP DIRECTION. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN BY DIVING AND TURNING RIGHT. 3-4 SECS REACTION TIME DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY. MY CONCENTRATION WAS SO HEAVY ON GND DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY, AND DESIRE TO REMAIN VFR, THAT SCAN OUTSIDE COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER. REQUESTED VFR FLT FOLLOWING FROM MADISON, WI, PRIOR TO INCIDENT. I WAS TOLD TO STAY CLR AND TO NOT CONTACT THEM AGAIN DUE TO WORKLOAD. WHAT GOOD IS HAVING THE MODE C IF THEY WON'T ASSIST YOU? ATC IS FOR AIRLINERS ONLY?!

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.