Piper arrow pilot was given TA from approach controller but it didn't coincide with subsequent visual traffic sighting. An near midair collision developed with a bonanza who apparently didn't see reporter aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	389599
Time
Date	199712
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jvl
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rfd
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 33
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 243 flight time type : 23
ASRS Report	389599
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I had just passed over jvl VOR heading 313 degrees when I received a TA from rockford approach. I do not remember the specifics of the advisory but I was looking out the left side window when my right front seat passenger (also a private pilot) called my name and pointed out the front window towards 11 O'clock. I saw a bonanza on a collision track. I turned hard right and climbed. The passenger said the bonanza passed just beneath us to the left. He did not see, nor did I, any evasive action taken by the bonanza. A contributing factor was the TA. I was looking for other traffic instead of the one in the report. Following the near miss, I called approach and told them I saw a plane very close but not the one indicated by them. Shortly after that, approach made another TA for the same aircraft as the first advisory (at least that is what I remember thinking). I do not remember the specifics of the second TA. The bonanza appeared to be heading towards the east with an estimated heading of 090-135 degrees.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIPER ARROW PLT WAS GIVEN TA FROM APCH CTLR BUT IT DIDN'T COINCIDE WITH SUBSEQUENT VISUAL TFC SIGHTING. AN NMAC DEVELOPED WITH A BONANZA WHO APPARENTLY DIDN'T SEE RPTR ACFT.

Narrative: I HAD JUST PASSED OVER JVL VOR HDG 313 DEGS WHEN I RECEIVED A TA FROM ROCKFORD APCH. I DO NOT REMEMBER THE SPECIFICS OF THE ADVISORY BUT I WAS LOOKING OUT THE L SIDE WINDOW WHEN MY R FRONT SEAT PAX (ALSO A PVT PLT) CALLED MY NAME AND POINTED OUT THE FRONT WINDOW TOWARDS 11 O'CLOCK. I SAW A BONANZA ON A COLLISION TRACK. I TURNED HARD R AND CLBED. THE PAX SAID THE BONANZA PASSED JUST BENEATH US TO THE L. HE DID NOT SEE, NOR DID I, ANY EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN BY THE BONANZA. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE TA. I WAS LOOKING FOR OTHER TFC INSTEAD OF THE ONE IN THE RPT. FOLLOWING THE NEAR MISS, I CALLED APCH AND TOLD THEM I SAW A PLANE VERY CLOSE BUT NOT THE ONE INDICATED BY THEM. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, APCH MADE ANOTHER TA FOR THE SAME ACFT AS THE FIRST ADVISORY (AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT I REMEMBER THINKING). I DO NOT REMEMBER THE SPECIFICS OF THE SECOND TA. THE BONANZA APPEARED TO BE HDG TOWARDS THE E WITH AN ESTIMATED HDG OF 090-135 DEGS.

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.