Small aircraft takes evasive action to avoid collision.

Attributes
ACN	163747
Time
Date	199011
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 6a0
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl tower : rno
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 135 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	163747
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 350 vertical : 25
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed ryy bound for centre alabama. Climbed to 4500' MSL and leveled off. Trying to get map etc organized in cockpit. Scanning for traffic, see traffic at 10 O'clock converging. I bank to my right. He sees me when I bank and then he banks to his right. Traffic was single-engine high wing small aircraft. Remember: need to keep more attention outside the plane then one might think is necessary!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TAKES EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID COLLISION.

Narrative: DEPARTED RYY BOUND FOR CENTRE ALABAMA. CLBED TO 4500' MSL AND LEVELED OFF. TRYING TO GET MAP ETC ORGANIZED IN COCKPIT. SCANNING FOR TFC, SEE TFC AT 10 O'CLOCK CONVERGING. I BANK TO MY R. HE SEES ME WHEN I BANK AND THEN HE BANKS TO HIS R. TFC WAS SINGLE-ENG HIGH WING SMA. REMEMBER: NEED TO KEEP MORE ATTN OUTSIDE THE PLANE THEN ONE MIGHT THINK IS NECESSARY!

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.