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Small aircraft, VFR, cruising at correct VFR altitude has near midair collision with military fighter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 149749 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199006 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rzs |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla |
| 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 | Fighter |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 149749 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft X altitude was 8500' MSL, course 274 degrees. San marcos VOR near ohigh intersection, speed 140 KTS. Other aircraft, fighter Y, first sighted after passing overhead at 10 O'clock position. Could hear aircraft Y noise and then felt shock wave. Nose pitched down to the left. No time for evasive action. The military pilot did not see me until the last second. Publish jet rtes so GA know they exist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA, VFR, CRUISING AT CORRECT VFR ALT HAS NMAC WITH MIL FIGHTER.
Narrative: ACFT X ALT WAS 8500' MSL, COURSE 274 DEGS. SAN MARCOS VOR NEAR OHIGH INTXN, SPD 140 KTS. OTHER ACFT, FIGHTER Y, FIRST SIGHTED AFTER PASSING OVERHEAD AT 10 O'CLOCK POS. COULD HEAR ACFT Y NOISE AND THEN FELT SHOCK WAVE. NOSE PITCHED DOWN TO THE L. NO TIME FOR EVASIVE ACTION. THE MIL PLT DID NOT SEE ME UNTIL THE LAST SEC. PUBLISH JET RTES SO GA KNOW THEY EXIST.
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.