An small aircraft pilot, while flying off the beach at a low altitude, encountered a light twin flying in the opposite direction, doing the same thing.

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Attributes
ACN	556564
Time
Date	200208
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Maule Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Rockwell North American Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	556564
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was flying south just off beach at 600 ft and a twin commander was traveling northbound slightly higher and to the east of my position. I saw aircraft approaching and turned to the right (west) to increase separation. I believe other aircraft saw me and turned east to increase separation. I had announced on sgj unicom that I was traveling south along the beach at 500 ft and was 10 mi to the north of sgj.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT, WHILE FLYING OFF THE BEACH AT A LOW ALT, ENCOUNTERED A LIGHT TWIN FLYING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, DOING THE SAME THING.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING S JUST OFF BEACH AT 600 FT AND A TWIN COMMANDER WAS TRAVELING NBOUND SLIGHTLY HIGHER AND TO THE E OF MY POS. I SAW ACFT APCHING AND TURNED TO THE R (W) TO INCREASE SEPARATION. I BELIEVE OTHER ACFT SAW ME AND TURNED E TO INCREASE SEPARATION. I HAD ANNOUNCED ON SGJ UNICOM THAT I WAS TRAVELING S ALONG THE BEACH AT 500 FT AND WAS 10 MI TO THE N OF SGJ.

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.