Small aircraft pilot reports near midair collision with air carrier.

Attributes
ACN	295414
Time
Date	199502
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sql
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1400 msl bound upper : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sql
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1365 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	295414
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was nearly hit by a large airliner heading into sfo . It was far off of their normal pattern and low. If I wasn't level at 1400 ft, we might have hit. It was quite scarry.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT RPTS NMAC WITH ACR.

Narrative: WAS NEARLY HIT BY A LARGE AIRLINER HEADING INTO SFO . IT WAS FAR OFF OF THEIR NORMAL PATTERN AND LOW. IF I WASN'T LEVEL AT 1400 FT, WE MIGHT HAVE HIT. IT WAS QUITE SCARRY.

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.