Close proximity GA-small aircraft fgt. Small aircraft was on short final to O26.

Attributes
ACN	92235
Time
Date	198808
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : o26
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3680 msl bound upper : 3980
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ags
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	92235
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : exit conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 400 vertical : 25
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was approaching lone pine from the northwest. Less than 1 mi remained to T/D. After making a wind check using some ponds on short final to my left, I returned my attention to the front of the plane. At that time I noticed movement slightly to the right of my course. From that time until I passed the other aircraft, I estimate no more than 2 seconds elapsed. I positively idented the opp direction traffic as an fgt in subdued paint scheme. No numbers were noted. I was able to hear the fgt pass with my headset on. I estimate that I was approximately 250-300' AGL. He was rising toward me and turning to his left. Since the airport is north of town and I was lined up with runway 16, with him on my right I assumed he was making a low pass over the town of lone pine. I doubt that he knew of my presence, in spite of my landing light. I am aware of the relatively heavy military jet activity in the owens valley, however, this incident seemed rather outside the bounds of most training. The driver who meets me witnessed the low pass, but not the near miss. If the fgt pilot had rolled right instead of left, I believe we would have collided.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX GA-SMA FGT. SMA WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO O26.

Narrative: I WAS APCHING LONE PINE FROM THE NW. LESS THAN 1 MI REMAINED TO T/D. AFTER MAKING A WIND CHK USING SOME PONDS ON SHORT FINAL TO MY LEFT, I RETURNED MY ATTN TO THE FRONT OF THE PLANE. AT THAT TIME I NOTICED MOVEMENT SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF MY COURSE. FROM THAT TIME UNTIL I PASSED THE OTHER ACFT, I ESTIMATE NO MORE THAN 2 SECS ELAPSED. I POSITIVELY IDENTED THE OPP DIRECTION TFC AS AN FGT IN SUBDUED PAINT SCHEME. NO NUMBERS WERE NOTED. I WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE FGT PASS WITH MY HEADSET ON. I ESTIMATE THAT I WAS APPROX 250-300' AGL. HE WAS RISING TOWARD ME AND TURNING TO HIS LEFT. SINCE THE ARPT IS N OF TOWN AND I WAS LINED UP WITH RWY 16, WITH HIM ON MY RIGHT I ASSUMED HE WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER THE TOWN OF LONE PINE. I DOUBT THAT HE KNEW OF MY PRESENCE, IN SPITE OF MY LNDG LIGHT. I AM AWARE OF THE RELATIVELY HVY MIL JET ACTIVITY IN THE OWENS VALLEY, HOWEVER, THIS INCIDENT SEEMED RATHER OUTSIDE THE BOUNDS OF MOST TRNING. THE DRIVER WHO MEETS ME WITNESSED THE LOW PASS, BUT NOT THE NEAR MISS. IF THE FGT PLT HAD ROLLED RIGHT INSTEAD OF LEFT, I BELIEVE WE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED.

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.