Instructor and student on an IFR training flight reported a traffic conflict that required them to d...

Attributes
ACN	1688671
Time
Date	201910
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZOB.ARTCC
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Trainee Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 184 Flight Crew Type 173
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 325 Flight Crew Type 290
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC
Miss Distance	Horizontal 1000 Vertical 300

Narrative:

During a training flight conducted on an IFR flight plan in VMC conditions at 4;000 ft. Another airplane appeared on the tis (traffic information system) contained within our aircraft showing a heading that would cross directly in front of us at the approximate same time as us. The target showed to be 500 ft. Below us and climbing. I began to make a call on cleveland center to request a climb for traffic avoidance but my instructor initiated a climb once we saw the tis system report them 300 ft. Below us and still closing on our track without us establishing visual contact of the aircraft. A climb was completed to 4;500 ft. And we then saw the light sport aircraft pass directly below us from right to left about 800 ft. Below our aircraft while we were still at 4;500 ft. After the traffic had passed below us we immediately informed cleveland center of what had occurred and descended back down to 4;000 ft. During the entire situation we had received no notice of the traffic from the controller but were still in VMC therefore responsible for our own traffic avoidance. The alternate option would have been to continue at the same altitude as we had not been given an advisory from the center controller to climb; descend; or turn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Instructor and student on an IFR training flight reported a traffic conflict that required them to deviate from their assigned altitude.

Narrative: During a training flight conducted on an IFR flight plan in VMC conditions at 4;000 ft. another airplane appeared on the TIS (Traffic Information System) contained within our aircraft showing a heading that would cross directly in front of us at the approximate same time as us. The target showed to be 500 ft. below us and climbing. I began to make a call on Cleveland Center to request a climb for traffic avoidance but my instructor initiated a climb once we saw the TIS system report them 300 ft. below us and still closing on our track without us establishing visual contact of the aircraft. A climb was completed to 4;500 ft. and we then saw the light sport aircraft pass directly below us from right to left about 800 ft. below our aircraft while we were still at 4;500 ft. After the traffic had passed below us we immediately informed Cleveland Center of what had occurred and descended back down to 4;000 ft. During the entire situation we had received no notice of the traffic from the controller but were still in VMC therefore responsible for our own traffic avoidance. The alternate option would have been to continue at the same altitude as we had not been given an advisory from the Center Controller to climb; descend; or turn.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.