A VFR cessna 172 and a PA28 experienced an near midair collision. Neither the cessna's traffic infor...

Attributes
ACN	850049
Time
Date	200908
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Phase	Cruise Climb
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5.90 Flight Crew Total 76.40 Flight Crew Type 76.40
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC
Miss Distance	Horizontal 300

Narrative:

I was on VFR flight following with regional approach. During normal; level cruise flight; what appeared to be a piper cherokee; ascended from my right lower corner of the windscreen and appeared to level in front of me. I immediately turned to the right to provide separation. The other aircraft then slowly continued to climb to the left out of sight. The aircraft I was flying has traffic information system (tis) onboard; but there was no indication of the aircraft prior to it suddenly appearing in my field of vision. I work hard to see-and-avoid traffic; never fully relying on the ATC or flight following. I asked approach if they had the traffic; but replied they did not. I am not sure as to whether the other pilot ever did see me; but either way it was too close for me. Especially on the heels of recent events involving a similar situation. Other than ensuring that I continue to scan for traffic I am not sure anything else could have been done on my end. All pilots need to actively participate in see-and-avoiding traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VFR Cessna 172 and a PA28 experienced an NMAC. Neither the Cessna's traffic information system or ATC Flight Following radar sensed the other aircraft.

Narrative: I was on VFR Flight Following with Regional Approach. During normal; level cruise flight; what appeared to be a Piper Cherokee; ascended from my right lower corner of the windscreen and appeared to level in front of me. I immediately turned to the right to provide separation. The other aircraft then slowly continued to climb to the left out of sight. The aircraft I was flying has traffic information system (TIS) onboard; but there was no indication of the aircraft prior to it suddenly appearing in my field of vision. I work hard to see-and-avoid traffic; never fully relying on the ATC or Flight Following. I asked Approach if they had the traffic; but replied they did not. I am not sure as to whether the other pilot ever did see me; but either way it was too close for me. Especially on the heels of recent events involving a similar situation. Other than ensuring that I continue to scan for traffic I am not sure anything else could have been done on my end. All pilots need to actively participate in see-and-avoiding traffic.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A VFR cessna 172 and a PA28 experienced an near midair collision. Neither the cessna's traffic information system or ATC flight following radar sensed the other aircraft.