Near midair collision. Robinson helicopter R22 instructor, with student, turned and climbed in response to a cessna 152 closing on his flight path. The C152 was observed diving away from the R22.

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Attributes
ACN	520737
Time
Date	200108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lgb.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Robinson R22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lgb.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	520737
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During a climb to the local training area between point fermin and point vincente, as I was instructing a student, he pointed to his right. I turned quickly and saw a cessna 152 converging at us on an angle of 20 degrees, same direction. I took evasive action by increasing my climb rate, while the cessna pilot dove away. At the time, I was still speaking to long beach tower, although they did not call the traffic. I feel that the establishment of a civilian operations area or alert area in this airspace, which is heavily used for training, would help prevent another such incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC. ROBINSON HELI R22 INSTRUCTOR, WITH STUDENT, TURNED AND CLBED IN RESPONSE TO A CESSNA 152 CLOSING ON HIS FLT PATH. THE C152 WAS OBSERVED DIVING AWAY FROM THE R22.

Narrative: DURING A CLB TO THE LCL TRAINING AREA BTWN POINT FERMIN AND POINT VINCENTE, AS I WAS INSTRUCTING A STUDENT, HE POINTED TO HIS R. I TURNED QUICKLY AND SAW A CESSNA 152 CONVERGING AT US ON AN ANGLE OF 20 DEGS, SAME DIRECTION. I TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BY INCREASING MY CLB RATE, WHILE THE CESSNA PLT DOVE AWAY. AT THE TIME, I WAS STILL SPEAKING TO LONG BEACH TWR, ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOT CALL THE TFC. I FEEL THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CIVILIAN OPS AREA OR ALERT AREA IN THIS AIRSPACE, WHICH IS HEAVILY USED FOR TRAINING, WOULD HELP PREVENT ANOTHER SUCH INCIDENT.

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.