Close proximity GA small aircraft in descent on airway and unk aircraft that took evasive action.

Attributes
ACN	143288
Time
Date	199004
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdr
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v433
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 425 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	143288
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 10
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While descending from altitude near miss occurred at 4000' AGL. Other aircraft took evasive action. Contributing factor may have been distraction while refolding map.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX GA SMA IN DESCENT ON AIRWAY AND UNK ACFT THAT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: WHILE DSNDING FROM ALT NEAR MISS OCCURRED AT 4000' AGL. OTHER ACFT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR MAY HAVE BEEN DISTR WHILE REFOLDING MAP.

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.