Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	141551
Time
Date	199003
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : huo
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	141551
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed pou, climbed to 4500' swbnd tracking LORAN direct to huo. Opp direction aircraft Y (nebnd) traffic, same altitude. Only slight evasive action taken. Not an uncommon occurrence to encounter traffic at wrong altitude for direction of flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: DEPARTED POU, CLBED TO 4500' SWBND TRACKING LORAN DIRECT TO HUO. OPP DIRECTION ACFT Y (NEBND) TFC, SAME ALT. ONLY SLIGHT EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE TO ENCOUNTER TFC AT WRONG ALT FOR DIRECTION OF FLT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.