Instructor with student aboard on cross country flight has near midair collision with B737.

Attributes
ACN	333055
Time
Date	199604
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mcc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sac artcc : zny
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 7400 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	333055
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 150 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This was student's first cross country flight. We departed nut tree, our start point was travis airport to myv and return to nut tree. Our cruise altitude was 5500 ft MSL, our magnetic course was 004 degrees and magnetic heading 357 degrees. We called sac approach over davis for advisory to myv. ATC gave us a squawk but did not identify us for radar contact for several mins. My trainee was trying to make contact with ATC to get radar idented but he was having trouble getting on to the frequency. ATC was very busy. I don't remember this but my trainee said ATC handed us over to next controller. Then after the handoff is when incident occurred. I don't remember if we were handed off or not. While waiting to be radar idented I turned and looked over my right shoulder and saw air carrier B737 at 4 O'clock position, same altitude. B737 was turning right, I turned hard left and we avoided collision. After that maybe 2 or 3 mins we tried to get hold of ATC and they said we were not radar idented, but during that exchange he said radar contact. After that the flight went well. The next day after talking to the trainee he informed me our transponder was in standby mode. If transponder would have been on this whole incident would have been avoided. Also, if ATC had not been so busy we or they might have realized we were not idented sooner and asked us to check transponder on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR WITH STUDENT ABOARD ON XCOUNTRY FLT HAS NMAC WITH B737.

Narrative: THIS WAS STUDENT'S FIRST XCOUNTRY FLT. WE DEPARTED NUT TREE, OUR START POINT WAS TRAVIS ARPT TO MYV AND RETURN TO NUT TREE. OUR CRUISE ALT WAS 5500 FT MSL, OUR MAGNETIC COURSE WAS 004 DEGS AND MAGNETIC HDG 357 DEGS. WE CALLED SAC APCH OVER DAVIS FOR ADVISORY TO MYV. ATC GAVE US A SQUAWK BUT DID NOT IDENT US FOR RADAR CONTACT FOR SEVERAL MINS. MY TRAINEE WAS TRYING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ATC TO GET RADAR IDENTED BUT HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING ON TO THE FREQ. ATC WAS VERY BUSY. I DON'T REMEMBER THIS BUT MY TRAINEE SAID ATC HANDED US OVER TO NEXT CTLR. THEN AFTER THE HDOF IS WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. I DON'T REMEMBER IF WE WERE HANDED OFF OR NOT. WHILE WAITING TO BE RADAR IDENTED I TURNED AND LOOKED OVER MY R SHOULDER AND SAW ACR B737 AT 4 O'CLOCK POS, SAME ALT. B737 WAS TURNING R, I TURNED HARD L AND WE AVOIDED COLLISION. AFTER THAT MAYBE 2 OR 3 MINS WE TRIED TO GET HOLD OF ATC AND THEY SAID WE WERE NOT RADAR IDENTED, BUT DURING THAT EXCHANGE HE SAID RADAR CONTACT. AFTER THAT THE FLT WENT WELL. THE NEXT DAY AFTER TALKING TO THE TRAINEE HE INFORMED ME OUR XPONDER WAS IN STANDBY MODE. IF XPONDER WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THIS WHOLE INCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. ALSO, IF ATC HAD NOT BEEN SO BUSY WE OR THEY MIGHT HAVE REALIZED WE WERE NOT IDENTED SOONER AND ASKED US TO CHK XPONDER ON.

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.