Narrative:

At approximately 14 NM northeast of ZZZ; flying VFR southwest at approximately 2;900 ft. MSL; a high-wing single engine cessna coming in opposite direction turned sharply to it's left and passed by within approximately 500 ft. Or less of my aircraft. I was tuning communication radios in preparation for landing at ZZZ and looked up to see him as he made the left turn to avoid my aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 Pilot reported a near mid air collision while on approach; which caused the other aircraft to take evasive action.

Narrative: At approximately 14 NM northeast of ZZZ; flying VFR southwest at approximately 2;900 ft. MSL; a high-wing single engine Cessna coming in opposite direction turned sharply to it's left and passed by within approximately 500 ft. or less of my aircraft. I was tuning communication radios in preparation for landing at ZZZ and looked up to see him as he made the left turn to avoid my aircraft.

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.