Near midair collision atx small aircraft-fgt.

Attributes
ACN	86135
Time
Date	198804
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pgs airport : gcn
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	86135
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying a local tour flight in the grand canyon special use airspace I had to divert south of my usual tour route because of weather problems. A flying companion who was in another aircraft was at my 2 O'clock position and we were in communication with each other on the designated frequency. As my eyes scanned the horizon, I spotted 2 military aircraft flying at our altitude going the opposite way. As I radioed to my companion, who was approximately one mile away, to look out for those military aircraft - I saw one pull up and bank away from me. My companion radioed back to me that the two aircraft had just missed him by approximately 200'-300'! Special use airspace is clearly marked on the charts and local tour pilots have enough traffic to watch out for without military aircraft stupidly 'buzzing' the grand canyon at what seems like regular intervals.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC ATX SMA-FGT.

Narrative: FLYING A LOCAL TOUR FLT IN THE GRAND CANYON SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE I HAD TO DIVERT SOUTH OF MY USUAL TOUR ROUTE BECAUSE OF WEATHER PROBLEMS. A FLYING COMPANION WHO WAS IN ANOTHER ACFT WAS AT MY 2 O'CLOCK POSITION AND WE WERE IN COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER ON THE DESIGNATED FREQ. AS MY EYES SCANNED THE HORIZON, I SPOTTED 2 MIL ACFT FLYING AT OUR ALT GOING THE OPPOSITE WAY. AS I RADIOED TO MY COMPANION, WHO WAS APPROX ONE MILE AWAY, TO LOOK OUT FOR THOSE MIL ACFT - I SAW ONE PULL UP AND BANK AWAY FROM ME. MY COMPANION RADIOED BACK TO ME THAT THE TWO ACFT HAD JUST MISSED HIM BY APPROX 200'-300'! SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE IS CLEARLY MARKED ON THE CHARTS AND LOCAL TOUR PLTS HAVE ENOUGH TFC TO WATCH OUT FOR WITHOUT MIL ACFT STUPIDLY 'BUZZING' THE GRAND CANYON AT WHAT SEEMS LIKE REGULAR INTERVALS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.