Beechcraft pilot has near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	566636
Time
Date	200211
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : see.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Beechcraft Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	DVR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	566636
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : detected after the fact
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 30
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft #2 had departed myf. DVFR flight plan was opened to 2222, and aircraft #1 was level at 3500 ft MSL about 3 mi east of see, a heading of approximately 070 degrees magnetic. Proceeding east to clear san diego class 'B' airspace before proceeding southeast into mexico. Aircraft #1 was very aware that traffic is heavy in the area of myf and see so a good scan was going. After about 20 seconds of scanning right -- pilot of aircraft #1 looked left and a red and white piper cadet (?), aircraft #2, was at 10 O'clock about 200 ft/30 ft up on a heading of approximately south. Aircraft #2 turned away sharply right and a collision was avoided. Keep your head on a swivel -- all the time! I never saw number two until he was 'in my face'!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECHCRAFT PLT HAS NMAC.

Narrative: ACFT #2 HAD DEPARTED MYF. DVFR FLT PLAN WAS OPENED TO 2222, AND ACFT #1 WAS LEVEL AT 3500 FT MSL ABOUT 3 MI E OF SEE, A HDG OF APPROX 070 DEGS MAGNETIC. PROCEEDING E TO CLR SAN DIEGO CLASS 'B' AIRSPACE BEFORE PROCEEDING SE INTO MEXICO. ACFT #1 WAS VERY AWARE THAT TFC IS HVY IN THE AREA OF MYF AND SEE SO A GOOD SCAN WAS GOING. AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS OF SCANNING R -- PLT OF ACFT #1 LOOKED L AND A RED AND WHITE PIPER CADET (?), ACFT #2, WAS AT 10 O'CLOCK ABOUT 200 FT/30 FT UP ON A HDG OF APPROX S. ACFT #2 TURNED AWAY SHARPLY R AND A COLLISION WAS AVOIDED. KEEP YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL -- ALL THE TIME! I NEVER SAW NUMBER TWO UNTIL HE WAS 'IN MY FACE'!

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.