Narrative:

I was cleared to south.right.B. Cty airport thru cleveland approach, off T.D.Z. Climbed and maintained 6000'. The WX consisted of a few thunderstorms, scattered, with broken layers above. As I got closer to dayton, oh, I started picking up moderate turbulence, heavy rain, with lightning. The visibility was approximately 3 to 5 mi. I was handed off cincinnati approach, where I was told to maintain 6000', and turn to a heading of 180 to keep clear of cincinnati air traffic area. I will take you 15 mi on this heading and then back on course. The air traffic controller must have been having a bad night, because he was very abrupt with other pilots, including myself. There was a lot of static in the radio with lightning quite intense. Controller reported traffic at 12:00, 3 mi. I replied in instrument conditions, looking. I broke out shortly after receiving traffic at 12:00. Just then, the cockpit was lit up with a big light, like it was inside the cockpit. Looking at 3 O'clock was a large jet heavy, level with the right wing of the aircraft, coming right at me. I immediately pulled the power back and dove the airplane to keep from having a midair. I reported traffic at 3 O'clock. The air traffic controller said the traffic was level at 5,000'. I said no way! The air traffic controller thought that loss of altitude was due to turbulence, and I replied, no way. Controller said, 'I will file a report. I feel that it is my responsibility to file this report.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX ATX-SMT ACR-MLG NEAR LUK TRSA.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO S.R.B. CTY ARPT THRU CLEVELAND APCH, OFF T.D.Z. CLBED AND MAINTAINED 6000'. THE WX CONSISTED OF A FEW TSTMS, SCATTERED, WITH BROKEN LAYERS ABOVE. AS I GOT CLOSER TO DAYTON, OH, I STARTED PICKING UP MODERATE TURB, HEAVY RAIN, WITH LIGHTNING. THE VIS WAS APPROX 3 TO 5 MI. I WAS HANDED OFF CINCINNATI APCH, WHERE I WAS TOLD TO MAINTAIN 6000', AND TURN TO A HDG OF 180 TO KEEP CLR OF CINCINNATI ATA. I WILL TAKE YOU 15 MI ON THIS HDG AND THEN BACK ON COURSE. THE AIR TFC CTLR MUST HAVE BEEN HAVING A BAD NIGHT, BECAUSE HE WAS VERY ABRUPT WITH OTHER PLTS, INCLUDING MYSELF. THERE WAS A LOT OF STATIC IN THE RADIO WITH LIGHTNING QUITE INTENSE. CTLR RPTED TFC AT 12:00, 3 MI. I REPLIED IN INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS, LOOKING. I BROKE OUT SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING TFC AT 12:00. JUST THEN, THE COCKPIT WAS LIT UP WITH A BIG LIGHT, LIKE IT WAS INSIDE THE COCKPIT. LOOKING AT 3 O'CLOCK WAS A LARGE JET HEAVY, LEVEL WITH THE RIGHT WING OF THE ACFT, COMING RIGHT AT ME. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE POWER BACK AND DOVE THE AIRPLANE TO KEEP FROM HAVING A MIDAIR. I RPTED TFC AT 3 O'CLOCK. THE AIR TFC CTLR SAID THE TFC WAS LEVEL AT 5,000'. I SAID NO WAY! THE AIR TFC CTLR THOUGHT THAT LOSS OF ALT WAS DUE TO TURB, AND I REPLIED, NO WAY. CTLR SAID, 'I WILL FILE A RPT. I FEEL THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FILE THIS RPT.'

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.