Small aircraft has near midair collision with small aircraft opposite direction. Both aircraft take ...

Attributes
ACN	217145
Time
Date	199207
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hwd
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 380 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	217145
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 30
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

As I was leveling off at 2000 ft MSL over sunol flying eward, I was talking to bay approach requesting flight following, when suddenly an small aircraft was heading straight for me from my 11:30 O'clock position. The small aircraft turned right and I turned right. Bay approach was too busy, so we continued without flight following. I need to improve my outside visual scan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS NMAC WITH SMA OPPOSITE DIRECTION. BOTH ACFT TAKE EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: AS I WAS LEVELING OFF AT 2000 FT MSL OVER SUNOL FLYING EWARD, I WAS TALKING TO BAY APCH REQUESTING FLT FOLLOWING, WHEN SUDDENLY AN SMA WAS HDG STRAIGHT FOR ME FROM MY 11:30 O'CLOCK POS. THE SMA TURNED R AND I TURNED R. BAY APCH WAS TOO BUSY, SO WE CONTINUED WITHOUT FLT FOLLOWING. I NEED TO IMPROVE MY OUTSIDE VISUAL SCAN.

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.

Small aircraft has near midair collision with small aircraft opposite direction. Both aircraft take evasive action.