Near midair collision between two small aircraft's near dfw.

Attributes
ACN	151022
Time
Date	199006
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : aqn airport : ftw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3300 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	151022
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

My route of flight was 8xs9-stv-lss-aqn-meacham. Since I was not very familiar with the ft worth area, I consulted the dallas-ft worth sectional, the dallas-ft worth VFR terminal area chart, the appropriate standard terminal arrival charts and the airport facility directory. Based on this review, I decided that the best route of flight would be to fly to acton VOR and proceed outbnd on the 033 degree radial in accordance with the acton one arrival and stay below 3500 ft MSL. I would contact regional approach on 120.5 as shown on the map. This would take me along established routing and give me several intxns to use in reporting and monitoring my position. This, I felt, would be particularly helpful in crossing the departure end of carswell AFB. Upon crossing acton, I decided to drop down to 3300 ft MSL rather than fly at the upper limit of 3500 ft. It was fortunate that I did so as just after crossing acton I met another plane head on. It was an small aircraft Y flying right at (apparently) 3500 ft. I had not yet contacted regional approach and apparently the other plane was not getting traffic advisories from departure control or he would likely have taken evasive action. He did not alter his flight path in any way and I don't think that he ever saw me. He passed about 200 ft overhead.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN TWO SMA'S NEAR DFW.

Narrative: MY RTE OF FLT WAS 8XS9-STV-LSS-AQN-MEACHAM. SINCE I WAS NOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE FT WORTH AREA, I CONSULTED THE DALLAS-FT WORTH SECTIONAL, THE DALLAS-FT WORTH VFR TERMINAL AREA CHART, THE APPROPRIATE STANDARD TERMINAL ARR CHARTS AND THE ARPT FAC DIRECTORY. BASED ON THIS REVIEW, I DECIDED THAT THE BEST RTE OF FLT WOULD BE TO FLY TO ACTON VOR AND PROCEED OUTBND ON THE 033 DEG RADIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACTON ONE ARR AND STAY BELOW 3500 FT MSL. I WOULD CONTACT REGIONAL APCH ON 120.5 AS SHOWN ON THE MAP. THIS WOULD TAKE ME ALONG ESTABLISHED RTING AND GIVE ME SEVERAL INTXNS TO USE IN RPTING AND MONITORING MY POS. THIS, I FELT, WOULD BE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL IN XING THE DEP END OF CARSWELL AFB. UPON XING ACTON, I DECIDED TO DROP DOWN TO 3300 FT MSL RATHER THAN FLY AT THE UPPER LIMIT OF 3500 FT. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT I DID SO AS JUST AFTER XING ACTON I MET ANOTHER PLANE HEAD ON. IT WAS AN SMA Y FLYING R AT (APPARENTLY) 3500 FT. I HAD NOT YET CONTACTED REGIONAL APCH AND APPARENTLY THE OTHER PLANE WAS NOT GETTING TFC ADVISORIES FROM DEP CTL OR HE WOULD LIKELY HAVE TAKEN EVASIVE ACTION. HE DID NOT ALTER HIS FLT PATH IN ANY WAY AND I DON'T THINK THAT HE EVER SAW ME. HE PASSED ABOUT 200 FT OVERHEAD.

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.