A citabria pilot describes two near misses with a kc 10 near wri.

Attributes
ACN	733908
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wri.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Champion Citabria
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : wri.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	DC-10 30F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	733908
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Reporter is a retired airline pilot; also; a retired fighter pilot. I have been crew on DC10-10/30AC. I was never in distress during this encounter or feared the outcome; however; takeoff west ZZZ1; at a right turn to overfly flying west ap en route to an area southwest; never intending to climb above 1500 ft. Saw a C17 in traffic at wri. Looked again and saw a KC10 approximately 2000 ft heading west. I turned left to look out my skylite and then jinked right to pass under him. Right wingtip to left (his) he turned south with me on his left wing. He pulled away. I saw no flaps extended. About abeam red lion ap he turned west and then continued into a right 180 degree turn and now he's boresighted me again. I turned to face him so I could keep him in sight and dropped to 1200 ft. He overflew me again. Headed toward wri with flaps extended and recycling the landing gear; down; up; down. I never encountered his jet wash or vortices. Return and landing uneventful. My aircraft is white with orange trim; a high wing tail dragger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CITABRIA PILOT DESCRIBES TWO NEAR MISSES WITH A KC 10 NEAR WRI.

Narrative: RPTR IS A RETIRED AIRLINE PLT; ALSO; A RETIRED FIGHTER PLT. I HAVE BEEN CREW ON DC10-10/30AC. I WAS NEVER IN DISTRESS DURING THIS ENCOUNTER OR FEARED THE OUTCOME; HOWEVER; TKOF W ZZZ1; AT A R TURN TO OVERFLY FLYING W AP ENRTE TO AN AREA SW; NEVER INTENDING TO CLB ABOVE 1500 FT. SAW A C17 IN TFC AT WRI. LOOKED AGAIN AND SAW A KC10 APPROX 2000 FT HDG W. I TURNED L TO LOOK OUT MY SKYLITE AND THEN JINKED R TO PASS UNDER HIM. R WINGTIP TO L (HIS) HE TURNED S WITH ME ON HIS L WING. HE PULLED AWAY. I SAW NO FLAPS EXTENDED. ABOUT ABEAM RED LION AP HE TURNED W AND THEN CONTINUED INTO A R 180 DEG TURN AND NOW HE'S BORESIGHTED ME AGAIN. I TURNED TO FACE HIM SO I COULD KEEP HIM IN SIGHT AND DROPPED TO 1200 FT. HE OVERFLEW ME AGAIN. HEADED TOWARD WRI WITH FLAPS EXTENDED AND RECYCLING THE LNDG GEAR; DOWN; UP; DOWN. I NEVER ENCOUNTERED HIS JET WASH OR VORTICES. RETURN AND LNDG UNEVENTFUL. MY ACFT IS WHITE WITH ORANGE TRIM; A HIGH WING TAIL DRAGGER.

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.