C182 pilot has an airborne conflict during cruise in vicinity of abq.

Attributes
ACN	716647
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl single value : 9500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 350 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	716647
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Miss Distance	vertical : 900
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was cruising VFR in a nice clear sky; over the mountains east of albuquerque; NM. On an easterly heading over the mountain ridge I turned left to heading 040 degrees towards a nearby small air park to get some fuel. Flying at 9500 ft I cleared the turn then proceeded to turn. As I banked left I was looking down at the surface as smoke had caught my eye (I am a firefighter by career) when all of a sudden a low-wing aircraft flew right under me; no farther than 600-900 ft vertical. Frightened me for an instant as I leveled quickly and searched the sky ahead and scanned for my altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT HAS AN AIRBORNE CONFLICT DURING CRUISE IN VICINITY OF ABQ.

Narrative: I WAS CRUISING VFR IN A NICE CLR SKY; OVER THE MOUNTAINS E OF ALBUQUERQUE; NM. ON AN EASTERLY HDG OVER THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE I TURNED L TO HDG 040 DEGS TOWARDS A NEARBY SMALL AIR PARK TO GET SOME FUEL. FLYING AT 9500 FT I CLRED THE TURN THEN PROCEEDED TO TURN. AS I BANKED L I WAS LOOKING DOWN AT THE SURFACE AS SMOKE HAD CAUGHT MY EYE (I AM A FIREFIGHTER BY CAREER) WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A LOW-WING ACFT FLEW RIGHT UNDER ME; NO FARTHER THAN 600-900 FT VERT. FRIGHTENED ME FOR AN INSTANT AS I LEVELED QUICKLY AND SEARCHED THE SKY AHEAD AND SCANNED FOR MY ALT.

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.