Near midair collision between 2 small aircraft aircraft. 1 cruising just above traffic pattern on downwind leg near an airport and the other descending to land.

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Attributes
ACN	311070
Time
Date	199507
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 44j airport : sfb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1100 msl bound upper : 1100
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dab
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 525 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	311070
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were in a cessna 152 en route on a VFR cross country flight from sgj to sfb. Flight following was received from dab approach control. Convective activity existed just west of dab and we were vectored east of daytona down the shoreline at 1100 ft MSL. 5 mi to the southeast of dab we were told by approach to proceed on course to sfb. Visibility was approximately 3-5 mi with haze and light rain. We then turned to a heading of 210 degrees at 1100 ft MSL. This took us slightly to the south of spruce creek airport. Within a few mins, approach advised us that traffic had '...just popped up at 1100 ft...,' to our right but gave no TA or distance information. My student was flying the airplane and I began looking off the right wing for the traffic. Just then the student banked sharply left and the traffic, a low wing single, passed slightly below and to our right in the direct opposite direction. I estimate the distance at 100-200 ft, close enough to hear the other aircraft's engine as he passed. I believe he was descending to land at spruce creek airport, which fortunately brought him below our altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN 2 SMA ACFT. 1 CRUISING JUST ABOVE TFC PATTERN ON DOWNWIND LEG NEAR AN ARPT AND THE OTHER DSNDING TO LAND.

Narrative: WE WERE IN A CESSNA 152 ENRTE ON A VFR XCOUNTRY FLT FROM SGJ TO SFB. FLT FOLLOWING WAS RECEIVED FROM DAB APCH CTL. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY EXISTED JUST W OF DAB AND WE WERE VECTORED E OF DAYTONA DOWN THE SHORELINE AT 1100 FT MSL. 5 MI TO THE SE OF DAB WE WERE TOLD BY APCH TO PROCEED ON COURSE TO SFB. VISIBILITY WAS APPROX 3-5 MI WITH HAZE AND LIGHT RAIN. WE THEN TURNED TO A HDG OF 210 DEGS AT 1100 FT MSL. THIS TOOK US SLIGHTLY TO THE S OF SPRUCE CREEK ARPT. WITHIN A FEW MINS, APCH ADVISED US THAT TFC HAD '...JUST POPPED UP AT 1100 FT...,' TO OUR R BUT GAVE NO TA OR DISTANCE INFO. MY STUDENT WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE AND I BEGAN LOOKING OFF THE R WING FOR THE TFC. JUST THEN THE STUDENT BANKED SHARPLY L AND THE TFC, A LOW WING SINGLE, PASSED SLIGHTLY BELOW AND TO OUR R IN THE DIRECT OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I ESTIMATE THE DISTANCE AT 100-200 FT, CLOSE ENOUGH TO HEAR THE OTHER ACFT'S ENG AS HE PASSED. I BELIEVE HE WAS DSNDING TO LAND AT SPRUCE CREEK ARPT, WHICH FORTUNATELY BROUGHT HIM BELOW OUR ALT.

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.