Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	185902
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 160 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	185902
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying VFR at 2000, and I was on flight following, cloud bases at 2600 ft. An small aircraft Y at a slightly higher altitude flew head on at my aircraft. I was able to avoid him, but I was not notified by miami center. Center said after the incident that they had my aircraft and his on radar. He stated that the other aircraft was intermittent on his screen. This was in between srq and sua. Something needs to be done about improving radar in this area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING VFR AT 2000, AND I WAS ON FLT FOLLOWING, CLOUD BASES AT 2600 FT. AN SMA Y AT A SLIGHTLY HIGHER ALT FLEW HEAD ON AT MY ACFT. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HIM, BUT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY MIAMI CENTER. CENTER SAID AFTER THE INCIDENT THAT THEY HAD MY ACFT AND HIS ON RADAR. HE STATED THAT THE OTHER ACFT WAS INTERMITTENT ON HIS SCREEN. THIS WAS IN BTWN SRQ AND SUA. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IMPROVING RADAR IN THIS AREA.

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.