A DA20 in VFR conditions had an near midair collision with another aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	748854
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 34 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	748854
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 70
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During private pilot training; the instructor had me fly over a nearby VOR to show me what it looked like on the ground. The school had a frequency dedicated to reporting activity near the VOR but we were not tuned to it. Both of our eyes were directed outside of the cabin towards the VOR when I looked forward and saw the other plane headed directly towards us. I immediately pushed the stick forward and saw the other plane narrowly pass overhead (no more than 100 ft above). The other plane was being flown by an IFR student and instructor practicing VOR navigation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DA20 IN VFR CONDITIONS HAD AN NMAC WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.

Narrative: DURING PVT PLT TRAINING; THE INSTRUCTOR HAD ME FLY OVER A NEARBY VOR TO SHOW ME WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE ON THE GND. THE SCHOOL HAD A FREQ DEDICATED TO RPTING ACTIVITY NEAR THE VOR BUT WE WERE NOT TUNED TO IT. BOTH OF OUR EYES WERE DIRECTED OUTSIDE OF THE CABIN TOWARDS THE VOR WHEN I LOOKED FORWARD AND SAW THE OTHER PLANE HEADED DIRECTLY TOWARDS US. I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE STICK FORWARD AND SAW THE OTHER PLANE NARROWLY PASS OVERHEAD (NO MORE THAN 100 FT ABOVE). THE OTHER PLANE WAS BEING FLOWN BY AN IFR STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PRACTICING VOR NAV.

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.