Near midair collision between 2 aircraft passing in opposite directions at 2900 ft over an alaskan small uncontrolled airport. Both pilots took immediate evasive action.

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Attributes
ACN	512611
Time
Date	200105
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ssr.vortac
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl single value : 2900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 70 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	512611
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

2 planes in cruise flight approached a point of land from opposite directions -- both claiming to have made their position calls -- neither hearing the other. Neither plane illegal or at fault. Both planes engaged in average awareness flying found themselves with a 3 second response time to an near midair collision -- 100 ft of separation. Conclusion: average awareness is not good enough. Pilots need constant wake-up calls as to the seriousness of what they are doing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN 2 ACFT PASSING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AT 2900 FT OVER AN ALASKAN SMALL UNCTLED ARPT. BOTH PLTS TOOK IMMEDIATE EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: 2 PLANES IN CRUISE FLT APCHED A POINT OF LAND FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS -- BOTH CLAIMING TO HAVE MADE THEIR POS CALLS -- NEITHER HEARING THE OTHER. NEITHER PLANE ILLEGAL OR AT FAULT. BOTH PLANES ENGAGED IN AVERAGE AWARENESS FLYING FOUND THEMSELVES WITH A 3 SECOND RESPONSE TIME TO AN NMAC -- 100 FT OF SEPARATION. CONCLUSION: AVERAGE AWARENESS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. PLTS NEED CONSTANT WAKE-UP CALLS AS TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

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.