An SF260 pilot has an near midair collision with a C152 in the vicinity of catalina, ca.

Attributes
ACN	592747
Time
Date	200309
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : avx.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Military Trainer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	592747
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Miss Distance	horizontal : 20 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After departure from catalina airport, a descent was made to 1500 ft MSL. Flight turned east and passed over 2 harbors then turned northwest to parallel the shoreline of catalina island. Flight proceeded northwest at 1500 ft approximately 1/2 mi offshore. At emerald bay a 270 degree turn at standard rate was started. Approximately 90 degrees of turn was complete when a flash was seen over the canopy. A cessna was observed in a right bank on the opposite heading (90 degrees) going east (flight was heading 270 degrees west). Radio contact was established on 122.7 and I indicated my intention to report. The distance the aircraft passed is only an estimate, but 20 ft to no more than 40 ft. I only saw aircraft #2 after it had passed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SF260 PLT HAS AN NMAC WITH A C152 IN THE VICINITY OF CATALINA, CA.

Narrative: AFTER DEP FROM CATALINA ARPT, A DSCNT WAS MADE TO 1500 FT MSL. FLT TURNED E AND PASSED OVER 2 HARBORS THEN TURNED NW TO PARALLEL THE SHORELINE OF CATALINA ISLAND. FLT PROCEEDED NW AT 1500 FT APPROX 1/2 MI OFFSHORE. AT EMERALD BAY A 270 DEG TURN AT STANDARD RATE WAS STARTED. APPROX 90 DEGS OF TURN WAS COMPLETE WHEN A FLASH WAS SEEN OVER THE CANOPY. A CESSNA WAS OBSERVED IN A R BANK ON THE OPPOSITE HDG (90 DEGS) GOING E (FLT WAS HDG 270 DEGS W). RADIO CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED ON 122.7 AND I INDICATED MY INTENTION TO RPT. THE DISTANCE THE ACFT PASSED IS ONLY AN ESTIMATE, BUT 20 FT TO NO MORE THAN 40 FT. I ONLY SAW ACFT #2 AFTER IT HAD PASSED.

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.