Near midair collision between opposite direction small aircraft's.

Attributes
ACN	229436
Time
Date	199212
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rac
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mke tower : bkl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 3150
ASRS Report	229436
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Practice ILS approachs runway 4 racine. Filed IFR -- vectoring altitude of 2600 ft just below cloud bases. Safety pilot on board. Pilot under hood. After 2 approachs we requested partial panel approach on our own, VFR at 2000 ft MSL. Mke terminated radar coverage on procedure turn inbound. Broadcast position on unicom frequency. Safety pilot did not see other aircraft until it was too late to maneuver. Other aircraft appeared to be tracking localizer centerline outbound. Safety pilot was scanning but didn't see white plane (small trainer) against cloud background. Recommendations: our strobe light was on, but we normally turn our landing light on inside the OM and turn it off after reaching assigned altitude on missed approach. We were about to turn it on at the time of conflict. Keeping it on all the time could have helped. FAA has required contact with the mke approach when practicing ILS approachs because of incidents such as this. It would have been most helpful if approach hadn't terminated radar coverage. No one should be flying the ILS outbound at approach altitudes without having all lights lit and/or radar coverage plus radio contact with approach or unicom. The other aircraft did not appear to take evasive action and probably didn't see us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN OPPOSITE DIRECTION SMA'S.

Narrative: PRACTICE ILS APCHS RWY 4 RACINE. FILED IFR -- VECTORING ALT OF 2600 FT JUST BELOW CLOUD BASES. SAFETY PLT ON BOARD. PLT UNDER HOOD. AFTER 2 APCHS WE REQUESTED PARTIAL PANEL APCH ON OUR OWN, VFR AT 2000 FT MSL. MKE TERMINATED RADAR COVERAGE ON PROC TURN INBOUND. BROADCAST POS ON UNICOM FREQ. SAFETY PLT DID NOT SEE OTHER ACFT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO MANEUVER. OTHER ACFT APPEARED TO BE TRACKING LOC CTRLINE OUTBOUND. SAFETY PLT WAS SCANNING BUT DIDN'T SEE WHITE PLANE (SMALL TRAINER) AGAINST CLOUD BACKGROUND. RECOMMENDATIONS: OUR STROBE LIGHT WAS ON, BUT WE NORMALLY TURN OUR LNDG LIGHT ON INSIDE THE OM AND TURN IT OFF AFTER REACHING ASSIGNED ALT ON MISSED APCH. WE WERE ABOUT TO TURN IT ON AT THE TIME OF CONFLICT. KEEPING IT ON ALL THE TIME COULD HAVE HELPED. FAA HAS REQUIRED CONTACT WITH THE MKE APCH WHEN PRACTICING ILS APCHS BECAUSE OF INCIDENTS SUCH AS THIS. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MOST HELPFUL IF APCH HADN'T TERMINATED RADAR COVERAGE. NO ONE SHOULD BE FLYING THE ILS OUTBOUND AT APCH ALTS WITHOUT HAVING ALL LIGHTS LIT AND/OR RADAR COVERAGE PLUS RADIO CONTACT WITH APCH OR UNICOM. THE OTHER ACFT DID NOT APPEAR TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND PROBABLY DIDN'T SEE US.

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.