C172 pilot takes evasive action to miss military F16.

Attributes
ACN	462241
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cae.tracon artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighting Falcon F16
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 310 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	462241
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : insufficient time
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Departure ended flight following right over class D airport and gave a frequency to contact class D tower immediately. Pilot did not get the frequency and asked for clarification. Controller told 'radar service terminated,' squawk VFR, good day' and ended transmission. By this time aircraft was over the field and an F16 was in climb out right towards the aircraft. F16 altered course to the right, C172 continued on course and found right frequency from the map and contacted class D tower, got a permission to transition through the airspace. Controller got plane identify, home base and pilot's name.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT TAKES EVASIVE ACTION TO MISS MIL F16.

Narrative: DEP ENDED FLT FOLLOWING RIGHT OVER CLASS D ARPT AND GAVE A FREQ TO CONTACT CLASS D TWR IMMEDIATELY. PLT DID NOT GET THE FREQ AND ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION. CTLR TOLD 'RADAR SVC TERMINATED,' SQUAWK VFR, GOOD DAY' AND ENDED XMISSION. BY THIS TIME ACFT WAS OVER THE FIELD AND AN F16 WAS IN CLBOUT RIGHT TOWARDS THE ACFT. F16 ALTERED COURSE TO THE R, C172 CONTINUED ON COURSE AND FOUND RIGHT FREQ FROM THE MAP AND CONTACTED CLASS D TWR, GOT A PERMISSION TO TRANSITION THROUGH THE AIRSPACE. CTLR GOT PLANE IDENT, HOME BASE AND PLT'S NAME.

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.