Small aircraft has near midair collision with second small aircraft while on airway.

Attributes
ACN	243066
Time
Date	199306
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dab airport : mlb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : v3
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 575 flight time type : 280
ASRS Report	243066
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were passed by the small aircraft Y. The aircraft appeared approximately 200 ft off the left wing, at our altitude. The other aircraft was seen by both myself and my student at the same time. It was faster than we were and rapidly pulled ahead. There was no time for evasive action. We could not see the other aircraft behind us. Shortly after, I questioned dab approach about the aircraft. The controller stated that he had traffic about 1 mi ahead of us 'with no altitude tag.' both aircraft had just crossed the lateral limits of the dab arsa. Immediately after the controller's response, the other aircraft said 'that's small aircraft Y, I'm northbound too....' small aircraft Y had just come on the frequency. Small aircraft Y was having difficulty filing or opening a new flight plan. Small aircraft Y apparently did not see us. It is possible that he 'had his head in the cockpit' dealing with his flight plan prior to passing us and establishing contact with daytona.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS NMAC WITH SECOND SMA WHILE ON AIRWAY.

Narrative: WE WERE PASSED BY THE SMA Y. THE ACFT APPEARED APPROX 200 FT OFF THE L WING, AT OUR ALT. THE OTHER ACFT WAS SEEN BY BOTH MYSELF AND MY STUDENT AT THE SAME TIME. IT WAS FASTER THAN WE WERE AND RAPIDLY PULLED AHEAD. THERE WAS NO TIME FOR EVASIVE ACTION. WE COULD NOT SEE THE OTHER ACFT BEHIND US. SHORTLY AFTER, I QUESTIONED DAB APCH ABOUT THE ACFT. THE CTLR STATED THAT HE HAD TFC ABOUT 1 MI AHEAD OF US 'WITH NO ALT TAG.' BOTH ACFT HAD JUST CROSSED THE LATERAL LIMITS OF THE DAB ARSA. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CTLR'S RESPONSE, THE OTHER ACFT SAID 'THAT'S SMA Y, I'M NBOUND TOO....' SMA Y HAD JUST COME ON THE FREQ. SMA Y WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY FILING OR OPENING A NEW FLT PLAN. SMA Y APPARENTLY DID NOT SEE US. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HE 'HAD HIS HEAD IN THE COCKPIT' DEALING WITH HIS FLT PLAN PRIOR TO PASSING US AND ESTABLISHING CONTACT WITH DAYTONA.

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.