Maule M-7 pilot has an near midair collision in the vicinity of M17 with an M20.

Attributes
ACN	704414
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : m17.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 2900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-7
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Mooney Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1360 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	704414
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 30
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was in level flight at 2900 ft MSL; 1900 ft AGL. I looked out and down of my pilot side door window. I could see the mooney's fuselage and left wing; the right wing was under me. He was climbing before I initiated evasive action. He had climbed to my altitude and leveled off approximately 100 ft ahead of me. Because the mooney was the faster plane; I thought it would pull away from me; but it didn't. I slowed and turned slightly to increase the distance between us. I called the M17 airport after I landed. They said the mooney had departed the airport for a demonstration flight for a prospective buyer. I would have been in his field of vision as he came from behind and below me. We eventually were on a parallel course with approximately separation of 1500 ft horizontal; 20 ft vertical. I kept visual separation until the time I believe he first saw me; at which time he made a 90 degree turn away from me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MAULE M-7 PLT HAS AN NMAC IN THE VICINITY OF M17 WITH AN M20.

Narrative: I WAS IN LEVEL FLT AT 2900 FT MSL; 1900 FT AGL. I LOOKED OUT AND DOWN OF MY PLT SIDE DOOR WINDOW. I COULD SEE THE MOONEY'S FUSELAGE AND L WING; THE R WING WAS UNDER ME. HE WAS CLBING BEFORE I INITIATED EVASIVE ACTION. HE HAD CLBED TO MY ALT AND LEVELED OFF APPROX 100 FT AHEAD OF ME. BECAUSE THE MOONEY WAS THE FASTER PLANE; I THOUGHT IT WOULD PULL AWAY FROM ME; BUT IT DIDN'T. I SLOWED AND TURNED SLIGHTLY TO INCREASE THE DISTANCE BTWN US. I CALLED THE M17 ARPT AFTER I LANDED. THEY SAID THE MOONEY HAD DEPARTED THE ARPT FOR A DEMO FLT FOR A PROSPECTIVE BUYER. I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HIS FIELD OF VISION AS HE CAME FROM BEHIND AND BELOW ME. WE EVENTUALLY WERE ON A PARALLEL COURSE WITH APPROX SEPARATION OF 1500 FT HORIZ; 20 FT VERT. I KEPT VISUAL SEPARATION UNTIL THE TIME I BELIEVE HE FIRST SAW ME; AT WHICH TIME HE MADE A 90 DEG TURN AWAY FROM ME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.