Small aircraft aircraft without flight plan in cruise entered warning area. Maneuvering F16 aircraft came in close proximity of reporter pilot, he flew through wash turbulence from fighters resulting in injury to passenger.

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Attributes
ACN	365968
Time
Date	199704
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cre
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 1715 flight time type : 254
ASRS Report	365968
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac inflight encounter other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On apr/xa/97, approximately XA15, on a cloudless afternoon, while flying level at 7500 ft under VFR and, when approximately 15 mi from cre VOR on the 120 degree radial in warning area 177-a, my aircraft was passed by an F16 fighter jet about 500 ft directly ahead. This jet then circled back and rejoined a second F16. This same first jet then came underneath my aircraft for a second pass, much, much closer than on the first pass, going vertical with afterburner on, again, directly in front. Immediately following the second pass, I entered the exhaust and wash from the jet. This severe turbulence caused one of my passenger to hit her head on the cabin ceiling, causing a laceration across her scalp. After the encounter, I immediately diverted to cre airport, sc, where the passenger received medical attention (requiring 6 stitches). Further medical attention is still underway regarding her neck. Aircraft was inspected for negative g- loading, but aircraft is fine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT WITHOUT FLT PLAN IN CRUISE ENTERED WARNING AREA. MANEUVERING F16 ACFT CAME IN CLOSE PROX OF RPTR PLT, HE FLEW THROUGH WASH TURB FROM FIGHTERS RESULTING IN INJURY TO PAX.

Narrative: ON APR/XA/97, APPROX XA15, ON A CLOUDLESS AFTERNOON, WHILE FLYING LEVEL AT 7500 FT UNDER VFR AND, WHEN APPROX 15 MI FROM CRE VOR ON THE 120 DEG RADIAL IN WARNING AREA 177-A, MY ACFT WAS PASSED BY AN F16 FIGHTER JET ABOUT 500 FT DIRECTLY AHEAD. THIS JET THEN CIRCLED BACK AND REJOINED A SECOND F16. THIS SAME FIRST JET THEN CAME UNDERNEATH MY ACFT FOR A SECOND PASS, MUCH, MUCH CLOSER THAN ON THE FIRST PASS, GOING VERT WITH AFTERBURNER ON, AGAIN, DIRECTLY IN FRONT. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SECOND PASS, I ENTERED THE EXHAUST AND WASH FROM THE JET. THIS SEVERE TURB CAUSED ONE OF MY PAX TO HIT HER HEAD ON THE CABIN CEILING, CAUSING A LACERATION ACROSS HER SCALP. AFTER THE ENCOUNTER, I IMMEDIATELY DIVERTED TO CRE ARPT, SC, WHERE THE PAX RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION (REQUIRING 6 STITCHES). FURTHER MEDICAL ATTN IS STILL UNDERWAY REGARDING HER NECK. ACFT WAS INSPECTED FOR NEGATIVE G- LOADING, BUT ACFT IS FINE.

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.