This pilot saw the other aircraft and assumes that he was seen and therefore took minimal evasive ac...

Attributes
ACN	302906
Time
Date	199504
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hgr
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	302906
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

VFR en route on a beautiful day - no ATC service (flight following) being used. Saw a high wing cessna type at 2:30 O'clock position and about 2 mi. At the time I spotted the traffic, it was too late to alter flight path to pass behind and give him the right of way. I climbed 100 ft, then stopped climb as it was obvious the traffic would pass behind me. The cessna did have landing light on, but it was not an aid in my spotting him. He apparently did not feel uncomfortable as he took no evasive action. Continuous vigilance is always necessary! TCASII would have alerted me to his presence in a more timely manner, as would have flight following (possibly). I don't feel that we passed close enough to create a hazard, but close enough that I would rather have seen the cessna in time to give it the right of way.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THIS PLT SAW THE OTHER ACFT AND ASSUMES THAT HE WAS SEEN AND THEREFORE TOOK MINIMAL EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: VFR ENRTE ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY - NO ATC SVC (FLT FOLLOWING) BEING USED. SAW A HIGH WING CESSNA TYPE AT 2:30 O'CLOCK POS AND ABOUT 2 MI. AT THE TIME I SPOTTED THE TFC, IT WAS TOO LATE TO ALTER FLT PATH TO PASS BEHIND AND GIVE HIM THE RIGHT OF WAY. I CLBED 100 FT, THEN STOPPED CLB AS IT WAS OBVIOUS THE TFC WOULD PASS BEHIND ME. THE CESSNA DID HAVE LNDG LIGHT ON, BUT IT WAS NOT AN AID IN MY SPOTTING HIM. HE APPARENTLY DID NOT FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AS HE TOOK NO EVASIVE ACTION. CONTINUOUS VIGILANCE IS ALWAYS NECESSARY! TCASII WOULD HAVE ALERTED ME TO HIS PRESENCE IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER, AS WOULD HAVE FLT FOLLOWING (POSSIBLY). I DON'T FEEL THAT WE PASSED CLOSE ENOUGH TO CREATE A HAZARD, BUT CLOSE ENOUGH THAT I WOULD RATHER HAVE SEEN THE CESSNA IN TIME TO GIVE IT THE RIGHT OF WAY.

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.

This pilot saw the other aircraft and assumes that he was seen and therefore took minimal evasive action.