Near midair collision between two GA small aircraft's near prc.

Attributes
ACN	154524
Time
Date	199008
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : drk airport : prc
State Reference	AZ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zab
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	154524
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 30 vertical : 30
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was teaching a CFI 1 student. I was in left seat under the hood tracking to a VOR (drk). Out of the corner of my eye I saw a multi-engine small aircraft Y at very close proximity approaching from our 1 O'clock position. I believe we saw each other at the same instant. I made a steep descending right turn while the other small aircraft Y made a climbing right turn. I believe this occurred because of inattention by both aircraft concerning collision avoidance. Since I was acting as a student to visually scan. The CFI 1 student was probably fixating on my instruments and not visually scanning effectively even though we had briefed on this before the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN TWO GA SMA'S NEAR PRC.

Narrative: I WAS TEACHING A CFI 1 STUDENT. I WAS IN L SEAT UNDER THE HOOD TRACKING TO A VOR (DRK). OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE I SAW A MULTI-ENG SMA Y AT VERY CLOSE PROX APCHING FROM OUR 1 O'CLOCK POS. I BELIEVE WE SAW EACH OTHER AT THE SAME INSTANT. I MADE A STEEP DSNDING R TURN WHILE THE OTHER SMA Y MADE A CLBING R TURN. I BELIEVE THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF INATTENTION BY BOTH ACFT CONCERNING COLLISION AVOIDANCE. SINCE I WAS ACTING AS A STUDENT TO VISUALLY SCAN. THE CFI 1 STUDENT WAS PROBABLY FIXATING ON MY INSTRUMENTS AND NOT VISUALLY SCANNING EFFECTIVELY EVEN THOUGH WE HAD BRIEFED ON THIS BEFORE THE FLT.

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.