C182RG flight crew has near midair collision with v-tail bonanza.

Attributes
ACN	557524
Time
Date	200208
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : csn.vortac
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hef.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iad.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 33
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	557524
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on climb out from hef, copilot saw an aircraft traveling 180 degrees opposite and directly above us. We stopped our climb as he passed 200-300 ft above us. Hef tower said that the v-tail was talking with dulles approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182RG FLC HAS NMAC WITH V-TAIL BONANZA.

Narrative: WHILE ON CLBOUT FROM HEF, COPLT SAW AN ACFT TRAVELING 180 DEGS OPPOSITE AND DIRECTLY ABOVE US. WE STOPPED OUR CLB AS HE PASSED 200-300 FT ABOVE US. HEF TWR SAID THAT THE V-TAIL WAS TALKING WITH DULLES APCH.

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.