VFR small aircraft had near midair collision with VFR small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	139276
Time
Date	199003
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mfr
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 280 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	139276
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Was orbiting 25 mi northwest of the medford VOR, talking to seattle center to get an IFR clearance, we were squawking 1200 and the controller had told us that he had us radar contact. While I was copying a new transponder code from the controller we had a near miss with a single engine aircraft. After the incident I heard the controller talking to the other aircraft and he vectored us both away from each other. From the sound of the radio communication it sounded like he had both of us on radar yet failed to give any kind of advisory.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VFR SMA HAD NMAC WITH VFR SMA.

Narrative: WAS ORBITING 25 MI NW OF THE MEDFORD VOR, TALKING TO SEATTLE CENTER TO GET AN IFR CLRNC, WE WERE SQUAWKING 1200 AND THE CTLR HAD TOLD US THAT HE HAD US RADAR CONTACT. WHILE I WAS COPYING A NEW TRANSPONDER CODE FROM THE CTLR WE HAD A NEAR MISS WITH A SINGLE ENG ACFT. AFTER THE INCIDENT I HEARD THE CTLR TALKING TO THE OTHER ACFT AND HE VECTORED US BOTH AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. FROM THE SOUND OF THE RADIO COM IT SOUNDED LIKE HE HAD BOTH OF US ON RADAR YET FAILED TO GIVE ANY KIND OF ADVISORY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.