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RV6 pilot reports a near midair collision with a cessna at 7;000 feet. The cessna was flying in roughly the same direction; had been reported by ATC and was showing on the RV6 pilot's pcas. The RV6 pilot was descending and overtaking the cessna and had been intending to stop at 7;000 feet until clear; but became distracted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1206247 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZEF.Airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | RV-6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 24000 Flight Crew Type 350 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 300 Vertical 200 |
Narrative:
I was on an IFR clearance at 9000 feet. Due to an urgent physiological need and low weather at my destination I decided to divert to zef because I had it in sight and as i got further south I would be over an undercast. I canceled IFR and the controller acknowledged and advised traffic 1 O'clock at 7000 feet. I acknowledged the traffic and began my descent and turn intending to level at 7500 feet until I had sight of traffic as I had him on pcas. I looked to my ipad to get the zef freq and I then heard the cessna pilot advise center that he had me in sight and I had just passed overhead about 150 feet above. I then realized I was going through 7300 feet and looked over to see the cessna about 300 away and below. I adjusted course to increase separation as we were diverging and continued my descent. Landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RV6 pilot reports a NMAC with a Cessna at 7;000 feet. The Cessna was flying in roughly the same direction; had been reported by ATC and was showing on the RV6 pilot's PCAS. The RV6 pilot was descending and overtaking the Cessna and had been intending to stop at 7;000 feet until clear; but became distracted.
Narrative: I was on an IFR clearance at 9000 feet. Due to an urgent physiological need and low weather at my destination I decided to divert to ZEF because I had it in sight and as i got further south I would be over an undercast. I canceled IFR and the controller acknowledged and advised traffic 1 O'Clock at 7000 feet. I acknowledged the traffic and began my descent and turn intending to level at 7500 feet until I had sight of traffic as I had him on PCAS. I looked to my iPad to get the ZEF freq and I then heard the cessna pilot advise center that he had me in sight and I had just passed overhead about 150 feet above. I then realized I was going through 7300 feet and looked over to see the cessna about 300 away and below. I adjusted course to increase separation as we were diverging and continued my descent. Landed without incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.