PA28 pilot arriving dan experiences a possible near midair collision with an aircraft departing; app...

Attributes
ACN	1218512
Time
Date	201411
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	DAN.Airport
State Reference	VA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 37 Flight Crew Total 201 Flight Crew Type 68
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC
Miss Distance	Horizontal 20 Vertical 500

Narrative:

The problem arose when an aircraft departed danville regional and headed east to perform practice instrument approaches. I called on the unicom frequency 8 nm out for an advisory and called my position. After I received the advisory I heard no other position reporting from any aircraft departing danville. When I was about 5 nm from the airport I saw an aircraft out of the corner of my eye about 11 o'clock and a couple hundred feet below me. I then pitched up to climb but by that time the aircraft was under my wing. I think the lack of communication was an important contributing factor. Another factor was the other aircraft was coming head on towards me which made it hard to see; and it was white against a hazy background.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 pilot arriving DAN experiences a possible NMAC with an aircraft departing; approximately 5 NM east of the airport. Evasive action is taken by the reporter.

Narrative: The problem arose when an aircraft departed Danville Regional and headed east to perform practice instrument approaches. I called on the Unicom frequency 8 nm out for an advisory and called my position. After I received the advisory I heard no other position reporting from any aircraft departing Danville. When I was about 5 nm from the airport I saw an aircraft out of the corner of my eye about 11 o'clock and a couple hundred feet below me. I then pitched up to climb but by that time the aircraft was under my wing. I think the lack of communication was an important contributing factor. Another factor was the other aircraft was coming head on towards me which made it hard to see; and it was white against a hazy background.

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PA28 pilot arriving dan experiences a possible near midair collision with an aircraft departing; approximately 5 NM east of the airport. Evasive action is taken by the reporter.