Narrative:

WX: scattered unrestr visibility. Other aircraft: military C17, flying an assigned MTR which unfortunately crosses our FBO practice area D. (Second occurrence: first one not reported, occurred 2 months ago.) flying straight and level at approximately 1500 ft MSL, took evasive action. Cessna 172RG cutlass: I was practicing ground reference and performance commercial maneuvers at 1800 ft MSL in practice area D. Out of a lazy 8, find myself on converging course. Also took evasive action (I was 1650 ft AGL). All this report is about the second C17 encounter. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that some other pilots from the flight school have experienced similar incidents. The flight school is located at conway airport. It appears there are 2 military rtes that intersect in the area. One is a vr route and one is an ir route. Reporter was advised of the hotline number. It was also recommended that he contact the local FSDO to inform them of the problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A C172RG MANEUVERING IN PRACTICE AREA HAS A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A MIL C17 ON AN IR TRAINING RTE.

Narrative: WX: SCATTERED UNRESTR VISIBILITY. OTHER ACFT: MIL C17, FLYING AN ASSIGNED MTR WHICH UNFORTUNATELY CROSSES OUR FBO PRACTICE AREA D. (SECOND OCCURRENCE: FIRST ONE NOT RPTED, OCCURRED 2 MONTHS AGO.) FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AT APPROX 1500 FT MSL, TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. CESSNA 172RG CUTLASS: I WAS PRACTICING GND REF AND PERFORMANCE COMMERCIAL MANEUVERS AT 1800 FT MSL IN PRACTICE AREA D. OUT OF A LAZY 8, FIND MYSELF ON CONVERGING COURSE. ALSO TOOK EVASIVE ACTION (I WAS 1650 FT AGL). ALL THIS RPT IS ABOUT THE SECOND C17 ENCOUNTER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT SOME OTHER PLTS FROM THE FLT SCHOOL HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR INCIDENTS. THE FLT SCHOOL IS LOCATED AT CONWAY ARPT. IT APPEARS THERE ARE 2 MIL RTES THAT INTERSECT IN THE AREA. ONE IS A VR RTE AND ONE IS AN IR RTE. RPTR WAS ADVISED OF THE HOTLINE NUMBER. IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT HE CONTACT THE LCL FSDO TO INFORM THEM OF THE PROB.

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.