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A VFR pilot reported a near miss at 2;500 feet over the chesapeake bay. Both pilots took simultaneous evasive actions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1272352 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201506 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORF.Airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 43 Flight Crew Total 5300 Flight Crew Type 1700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
Narrative:
Flying in the lower chesapeake bay at 2;500 feet heading west. Passenger in right seat caught a glimpse of an aircraft to the right about 500 feet away and 50 feet above. Aircraft was a single engine cessna. I made a quick turn to the left and descended. Other aircraft made a climbing turn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A VFR pilot reported a near miss at 2;500 feet over the Chesapeake Bay. Both pilots took simultaneous evasive actions.
Narrative: Flying in the lower Chesapeake Bay at 2;500 feet heading west. Passenger in right seat caught a glimpse of an aircraft to the right about 500 feet away and 50 feet above. Aircraft was a single engine Cessna. I made a quick turn to the left and descended. Other aircraft made a climbing turn.
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.