Near midair collision in the traffic pattern area between a cruising AA5B and a crossing cessna type aircraft in the class G airspace above the airport at zph, fl.

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Attributes
ACN	609963
Time
Date	200402
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zph.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cheetah, Tiger, Traveler
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	609963
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

En route from punta gorda, fl (pgd) to albany, GA (aby) cruising at 1500 ft below a 2000 ft overcast, we approached zephyr hills (zph). I had trouble locating the unicom frequency on the sectional chart. While searching for the frequency, I saw something from the corner of my left eye. It was a cessna about 500 ft away on a converging course and about 50 ft above my altitude. I immediately initiated a right descending turn and passed well ahead and below the cessna. Thereafter, I was very careful to tune the unicom frequency of uncontrolled airports about 20 mi out to monitor activity and report my position until well past.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC IN THE TFC PATTERN AREA BTWN A CRUISING AA5B AND A XING CESSNA TYPE ACFT IN THE CLASS G AIRSPACE ABOVE THE ARPT AT ZPH, FL.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM PUNTA GORDA, FL (PGD) TO ALBANY, GA (ABY) CRUISING AT 1500 FT BELOW A 2000 FT OVCST, WE APCHED ZEPHYR HILLS (ZPH). I HAD TROUBLE LOCATING THE UNICOM FREQ ON THE SECTIONAL CHART. WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE FREQ, I SAW SOMETHING FROM THE CORNER OF MY L EYE. IT WAS A CESSNA ABOUT 500 FT AWAY ON A CONVERGING COURSE AND ABOUT 50 FT ABOVE MY ALT. I IMMEDIATELY INITIATED A R DSNDING TURN AND PASSED WELL AHEAD AND BELOW THE CESSNA. THEREAFTER, I WAS VERY CAREFUL TO TUNE THE UNICOM FREQ OF UNCTLED ARPTS ABOUT 20 MI OUT TO MONITOR ACTIVITY AND RPT MY POS UNTIL WELL PAST.

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.