Opposite direction traffic within the air traffic area.

Attributes
ACN	106247
Time
Date	198903
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lyh
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lyh artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	106247
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Flying en route from warrenton, va to alabama, I was tracking to the lyh VORTAC. I was at 2500' MSL and I knew that I had to climb above the lyh airport traffic arsa so I climbed to 3500' MSL and called the tower about 12 mi out to ask for traffic advisories. They advised me of some non conflicting traffic. They also cleared me through the area at 3500'. About 3 mi from the VORTAC an small aircraft passed overhead, opposite direction at 300' above me, it appeared to be way too close. Lyh tower know nothing about the traffic because they are a 'non radar' facility. My transponder was set to 1200 with an altitude squawk. It did not help because lhy had no radar.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRAFFIC WITHIN THE ATA.

Narrative: FLYING ENRTE FROM WARRENTON, VA TO ALABAMA, I WAS TRACKING TO THE LYH VORTAC. I WAS AT 2500' MSL AND I KNEW THAT I HAD TO CLB ABOVE THE LYH ARPT TFC ARSA SO I CLBED TO 3500' MSL AND CALLED THE TWR ABOUT 12 MI OUT TO ASK FOR TFC ADVISORIES. THEY ADVISED ME OF SOME NON CONFLICTING TFC. THEY ALSO CLRED ME THROUGH THE AREA AT 3500'. ABOUT 3 MI FROM THE VORTAC AN SMA PASSED OVERHEAD, OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT 300' ABOVE ME, IT APPEARED TO BE WAY TOO CLOSE. LYH TWR KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE TFC BECAUSE THEY ARE A 'NON RADAR' FAC. MY TRANSPONDER WAS SET TO 1200 WITH AN ALT SQUAWK. IT DID NOT HELP BECAUSE LHY HAD NO RADAR.

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.