Near midair collision between 2 small aircraft's in the vicinity of lgb harbor.

Attributes
ACN	153730
Time
Date	199008
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lgb
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 100 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	153730
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Lbg tower advised traffic on opp heading. Type and altitude unknown. I did not see the small aircraft Y due to nose high climb out attitude and light haze. When I finally saw small aircraft Y, the pilot had already made a steep descending turn to his left to avoid collision. Pilot and apparently was operating in the air traffic area (and within 10 NM of lax) west/O a mode C transponder.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN 2 SMA'S IN THE VICINITY OF LGB HARBOR.

Narrative: LBG TWR ADVISED TFC ON OPP HDG. TYPE AND ALT UNKNOWN. I DID NOT SEE THE SMA Y DUE TO NOSE HIGH CLBOUT ATTITUDE AND LIGHT HAZE. WHEN I FINALLY SAW SMA Y, THE PLT HAD ALREADY MADE A STEEP DSNDING TURN TO HIS LEFT TO AVOID COLLISION. PLT AND APPARENTLY WAS OPERATING IN THE ATA (AND WITHIN 10 NM OF LAX) W/O A MODE C XPONDER.

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.