Small aircraft pilot and another aircraft had an near midair collision in sct class east.

Attributes
ACN	557261
Time
Date	200208
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : myf.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon tower : iad.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : myf.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	557261
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry conflict : nmac inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We climbed out of myf on normal 270 degree heading. As we switched to ATC for flight following, an arriving VFR aircraft to myf, along coastline, 'cut the corner' to the airport and instead of flying to expected VFR visual check point southwest of airport, they entered class C from direct northwest heading and came right at us in our climb. We took evasive action to avoid a collision. I know that because there was a cloud deck of 1500 ft over the coastline. The other pilot could not see VFR check points and therefore, could not see the preferred/regular entry point southwest of myf airport. Instead, the pilot saw myf and naved direct, right into departing traffic -- me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT AND ANOTHER ACFT HAD AN NMAC IN SCT CLASS E.

Narrative: WE CLBED OUT OF MYF ON NORMAL 270 DEG HDG. AS WE SWITCHED TO ATC FOR FLT FOLLOWING, AN ARRIVING VFR ACFT TO MYF, ALONG COASTLINE, 'CUT THE CORNER' TO THE ARPT AND INSTEAD OF FLYING TO EXPECTED VFR VISUAL CHK POINT SW OF ARPT, THEY ENTERED CLASS C FROM DIRECT NW HEADING AND CAME RIGHT AT US IN OUR CLB. WE TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A COLLISION. I KNOW THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS A CLOUD DECK OF 1500 FT OVER THE COASTLINE. THE OTHER PLT COULD NOT SEE VFR CHK POINTS AND THEREFORE, COULD NOT SEE THE PREFERRED/REGULAR ENTRY POINT SW OF MYF ARPT. INSTEAD, THE PLT SAW MYF AND NAVED DIRECT, RIGHT INTO DEPARTING TFC -- ME.

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.