Narrative:

Student's last dual before private chkride. Went into local practice area. Broadcasting position on local FBO air-air frequency (122.xx MHZ) approximately every 5 mins, and clearing turns before each maneuver. Event #1 (see location on other side): another small aircraft Y apparently performing maneuvers 100' horizontal, 0' vertical, in opp directions. No evasive maneuver. Event #2: entering MCA I noticed another aircraft on horizon, no apparent relative motion (landing light helped see him). I took controls and entered a diving right-hand turn. Other aircraft never saw me. He took no action. Estimated 200' horizontal, 0' vertical. Event #3: ground reference maneuvers rolling out of a second turn about a point to see an small aircraft a same FBO approximately 500' higher and 500' horizontal dirty confign. No evasive action taken. Please note that FBO has air-to-air frequency to announce positions and during whole 1.8 flight I heard no other small aircraft's on frequency end. Small aircraft a was involved in practice INS approachs. That small aircraft a involved had previously announced his position 20 mins earlier, but with no subsequent announcements and was not in his indicated practice area per FBO. 2 near midair collision's and 1 other incursion in 1 flight is a little ridiculous. We have no radar facs at prc and abq does not provide VFR flight following in local area below 9000' MSL and 20 DME because of coverage. There is a tremendous potential for midairs here with FBO and 3 other flight schools. So far, so good--but something else has to be done besides see and avoid (which doesn't always work), and position reporting before an accident occurs. If the FAA is to promote safety, they should start by preventing a preventable accident which will occur here sooner or later.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR AND SPI IN PRACTICE AREA HAVE 2 NMAC'S AND CLOSE ENCOUNTER.

Narrative: STUDENT'S LAST DUAL BEFORE PVT CHKRIDE. WENT INTO LCL PRACTICE AREA. BROADCASTING POS ON LCL FBO AIR-AIR FREQ (122.XX MHZ) APPROX EVERY 5 MINS, AND CLEARING TURNS BEFORE EACH MANEUVER. EVENT #1 (SEE LOCATION ON OTHER SIDE): ANOTHER SMA Y APPARENTLY PERFORMING MANEUVERS 100' HORIZ, 0' VERT, IN OPP DIRECTIONS. NO EVASIVE MANEUVER. EVENT #2: ENTERING MCA I NOTICED ANOTHER ACFT ON HORIZON, NO APPARENT RELATIVE MOTION (LNDG LIGHT HELPED SEE HIM). I TOOK CTLS AND ENTERED A DIVING RIGHT-HAND TURN. OTHER ACFT NEVER SAW ME. HE TOOK NO ACTION. ESTIMATED 200' HORIZ, 0' VERT. EVENT #3: GND REF MANEUVERS ROLLING OUT OF A SECOND TURN ABOUT A POINT TO SEE AN SMA A SAME FBO APPROX 500' HIGHER AND 500' HORIZ DIRTY CONFIGN. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. PLEASE NOTE THAT FBO HAS AIR-TO-AIR FREQ TO ANNOUNCE POSITIONS AND DURING WHOLE 1.8 FLT I HEARD NO OTHER SMA'S ON FREQ END. SMA A WAS INVOLVED IN PRACTICE INS APCHS. THAT SMA A INVOLVED HAD PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED HIS POS 20 MINS EARLIER, BUT WITH NO SUBSEQUENT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND WAS NOT IN HIS INDICATED PRACTICE AREA PER FBO. 2 NMAC'S AND 1 OTHER INCURSION IN 1 FLT IS A LITTLE RIDICULOUS. WE HAVE NO RADAR FACS AT PRC AND ABQ DOES NOT PROVIDE VFR FLT FOLLOWING IN LCL AREA BELOW 9000' MSL AND 20 DME BECAUSE OF COVERAGE. THERE IS A TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL FOR MIDAIRS HERE WITH FBO AND 3 OTHER FLT SCHOOLS. SO FAR, SO GOOD--BUT SOMETHING ELSE HAS TO BE DONE BESIDES SEE AND AVOID (WHICH DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK), AND POS RPTING BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. IF THE FAA IS TO PROMOTE SAFETY, THEY SHOULD START BY PREVENTING A PREVENTABLE ACCIDENT WHICH WILL OCCUR HERE SOONER OR LATER.

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.