A traffic watch small aircraft had an near midair collision with a line patrol small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	229698
Time
Date	199212
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rdu tower : mia
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	229698
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Doing traffic patrol over raleigh, we stay below 1200 ft AGL, requirement of rdu arsa. After looking to see which road to follow, I saw a red with white striped small aircraft just off and below my right wing. At the instant I saw him, he took action to miss me. This aircraft must have just departed rdu airspace and took off from runway 14. I work at FBO, rdu during the afternoons and suspect that the aircraft I saw was one of our customer's -- telephone line patrol -- that had arrived the night before, leaving early on mon am. I fly traffic patrol for raleigh east airport. I had 1 passenger and myself aboard. Contributing factors: lack of sleep, boredom, my transponder might be inoperative.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TFC WATCH SMA HAD AN NMAC WITH A LINE PATROL SMA.

Narrative: DOING TFC PATROL OVER RALEIGH, WE STAY BELOW 1200 FT AGL, REQUIREMENT OF RDU ARSA. AFTER LOOKING TO SEE WHICH ROAD TO FOLLOW, I SAW A RED WITH WHITE STRIPED SMA JUST OFF AND BELOW MY R WING. AT THE INSTANT I SAW HIM, HE TOOK ACTION TO MISS ME. THIS ACFT MUST HAVE JUST DEPARTED RDU AIRSPACE AND TOOK OFF FROM RWY 14. I WORK AT FBO, RDU DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND SUSPECT THAT THE ACFT I SAW WAS ONE OF OUR CUSTOMER'S -- TELEPHONE LINE PATROL -- THAT HAD ARRIVED THE NIGHT BEFORE, LEAVING EARLY ON MON AM. I FLY TFC PATROL FOR RALEIGH E ARPT. I HAD 1 PAX AND MYSELF ABOARD. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: LACK OF SLEEP, BOREDOM, MY XPONDER MIGHT BE INOP.

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.