PA28 student pilot has near midair collision while executing practice maneuvers.

Attributes
ACN	585276
Time
Date	200306
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fpr.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fpr.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Route In Use	enroute other
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time total : 26
ASRS Report	585276
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were flying in the designated practice area: 'D-south' and 'D-north.' I made my last position call before returning to ft pierce, 3 mi southwest of the turn pike at 2000 ft. 1 min later, I got a position report of a classmate. He was overhead of the turn pike at 1500 ft performing steep turns. 1 min after that, I looked over my left and saw the aircraft at about 100 ft away at the same altitude doing a steep turn to the left. He was at my altitude while he said 1500 ft. He also wasn't overhead of the turnpike, but 3 mi south of that. He made a wrong position report. When I saw him, I called 'traffic!' and made a 360 degree turn while climbing to 2500 ft. After this, I continued my heading. I spoke with him after the flight and he said that he would like to stay anonymous and that he learned his lesson. Because he is a friend and classmate of mine I respected that.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 STUDENT PLT HAS NMAC WHILE EXECUTING PRACTICE MANEUVERS.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING IN THE DESIGNATED PRACTICE AREA: 'D-SOUTH' AND 'D-NORTH.' I MADE MY LAST POS CALL BEFORE RETURNING TO FT PIERCE, 3 MI SW OF THE TURN PIKE AT 2000 FT. 1 MIN LATER, I GOT A POS RPT OF A CLASSMATE. HE WAS OVERHEAD OF THE TURN PIKE AT 1500 FT PERFORMING STEEP TURNS. 1 MIN AFTER THAT, I LOOKED OVER MY L AND SAW THE ACFT AT ABOUT 100 FT AWAY AT THE SAME ALT DOING A STEEP TURN TO THE L. HE WAS AT MY ALT WHILE HE SAID 1500 FT. HE ALSO WASN'T OVERHEAD OF THE TURNPIKE, BUT 3 MI S OF THAT. HE MADE A WRONG POS RPT. WHEN I SAW HIM, I CALLED 'TFC!' AND MADE A 360 DEG TURN WHILE CLBING TO 2500 FT. AFTER THIS, I CONTINUED MY HEADING. I SPOKE WITH HIM AFTER THE FLT AND HE SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO STAY ANONYMOUS AND THAT HE LEARNED HIS LESSON. BECAUSE HE IS A FRIEND AND CLASSMATE OF MINE I RESPECTED THAT.

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.