A C172 pilot reports a near midair collision with a BE95 near osi at 3500 ft. Sunlight reflecting off the pacific made traffic identification difficult.

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Attributes
ACN	807877
Time
Date	200810
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : osi.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 885 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	807877
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Aircraft approaching head-on was obscured due to sunlight reflecting off of the pacific ocean. Evasive action was taken to avoid a midair collision.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PILOT REPORTS A NMAC WITH A BE95 NEAR OSI AT 3500 FT. SUNLIGHT REFLECTING OFF THE PACIFIC MADE TRAFFIC IDENTIFICATION DIFFICULT.

Narrative: ACFT APCHING HEAD-ON WAS OBSCURED DUE TO SUNLIGHT REFLECTING OFF OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN. EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN TO AVOID A MIDAIR COLLISION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.