Narrative:

After taking off from brown field sdm proceed north for flight to hemet ryan. As my standard procedure began monitoring 120.7 see north tower frequency. Southeast a line of sight heading for lake jennings. This took us to the east of see air traffic area, then north to ramona. When we were approximately abeam of mt helix my son, a student pilot, exclaimed 'dude' and points to 1 O'clock. Just slightly low and in a dive we observe a (yellow and orange, possible small aircraft type aircraft) at approximately 500-600' in front of us. I first pulled back to a climb. The aircraft appeared 400-500' below and 300' to the left as we crossed. I return to a level altitude. After the 'holy cows,' 'gee whiz,' 'how did that happen?', we heard a very garbled transmission on 120.7. See tower responded, 'appears to be white high wing headed north, we're not talking to them.' more garbled xmissions. We were going to interject at this time, but there was more radio traffic. By now a busy tower frequency didn't seem the place to have a discussion about right of way. This is a very busy area and I try to keep heads up flying. It was hazy and the background the other plane was flying out of would be ground clutter with brown mountain background. He did have the right of way and I wish we had seen him sooner and yielded same. The other pilot was on the ball and initiated the evasive action. We would not have collided but it would have been much closer west/O his action. This incident has certainly impressed both my son and i--see and avoid is very important and work on that scan.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC, EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: AFTER TAKING OFF FROM BROWN FIELD SDM PROCEED N FOR FLT TO HEMET RYAN. AS MY STANDARD PROC BEGAN MONITORING 120.7 SEE N TWR FREQ. SE A LINE OF SIGHT HDG FOR LAKE JENNINGS. THIS TOOK US TO THE E OF SEE ATA, THEN N TO RAMONA. WHEN WE WERE APPROX ABEAM OF MT HELIX MY SON, A STUDENT PLT, EXCLAIMED 'DUDE' AND POINTS TO 1 O'CLOCK. JUST SLIGHTLY LOW AND IN A DIVE WE OBSERVE A (YELLOW AND ORANGE, POSSIBLE SMA TYPE ACFT) AT APPROX 500-600' IN FRONT OF US. I FIRST PULLED BACK TO A CLB. THE ACFT APPEARED 400-500' BELOW AND 300' TO THE LEFT AS WE CROSSED. I RETURN TO A LEVEL ALT. AFTER THE 'HOLY COWS,' 'GEE WHIZ,' 'HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?', WE HEARD A VERY GARBLED XMISSION ON 120.7. SEE TWR RESPONDED, 'APPEARS TO BE WHITE HIGH WING HEADED N, WE'RE NOT TALKING TO THEM.' MORE GARBLED XMISSIONS. WE WERE GOING TO INTERJECT AT THIS TIME, BUT THERE WAS MORE RADIO TFC. BY NOW A BUSY TWR FREQ DIDN'T SEEM THE PLACE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT RIGHT OF WAY. THIS IS A VERY BUSY AREA AND I TRY TO KEEP HEADS UP FLYING. IT WAS HAZY AND THE BACKGROUND THE OTHER PLANE WAS FLYING OUT OF WOULD BE GND CLUTTER WITH BROWN MOUNTAIN BACKGROUND. HE DID HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY AND I WISH WE HAD SEEN HIM SOONER AND YIELDED SAME. THE OTHER PLT WAS ON THE BALL AND INITIATED THE EVASIVE ACTION. WE WOULD NOT HAVE COLLIDED BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH CLOSER W/O HIS ACTION. THIS INCIDENT HAS CERTAINLY IMPRESSED BOTH MY SON AND I--SEE AND AVOID IS VERY IMPORTANT AND WORK ON THAT SCAN.

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.