Narrative:

Aircraft a was headed sbound for sea isle VOR at 3500 ft MSL. Tried to transition atlantic city arsa, couldn't get a break in approach frequency so decided to climb above arsa en route sea isle. Approximately 15 mi northeast of cedar lake VOR and 10 mi northwest of atlantic city airport, aircraft a leveled off after climb at 5000 ft MSL. PIC of a was rechking his position when he noticed aircraft B in his 11 O'clock position at the same altitude and closing quickly. Pilot a tried to recognize the flight path of aircraft B and started to make 5 degree heading change to the left (east) to avoid approaching aircraft B since B seemed to be moving from left to right. With B rapidly approaching, more and greater heading corrections to east (left) were made to avoid a collision. After realizing greater correction would be needed and both aircraft being within a 'considerably close distance' of each other pilot a banked 30 degree to the left (east) and pitched the aircraft nose down to safely avoid remaining 'in or dangerously close' to the flight path of aircraft B. The pilot of aircraft a witnessed aircraft B alter his course to the left (20-30 west) to also avoid approaching aircraft a. Both aircraft missed each other by approximately 50 ft vertically and 100 ft horizontally. Corrective actions: pilot a will fly at VFR cruising altitudes while en route after leveling or after climb. Will talk to approach facilities for VFR advisories and TA's. Remain continually alert while flying at higher altitudes while VFR in alert zones. Try to recognize and react quicker.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA CLBED TO 5000 MSL TO OVERFLY ACY ARSA AND ENCOUNTERED AN MLT ON IFR PLAN AT 5000.

Narrative: ACFT A WAS HEADED SBOUND FOR SEA ISLE VOR AT 3500 FT MSL. TRIED TO TRANSITION ATLANTIC CITY ARSA, COULDN'T GET A BREAK IN APCH FREQ SO DECIDED TO CLB ABOVE ARSA ENRTE SEA ISLE. APPROX 15 MI NE OF CEDAR LAKE VOR AND 10 MI NW OF ATLANTIC CITY ARPT, ACFT A LEVELED OFF AFTER CLB AT 5000 FT MSL. PIC OF A WAS RECHKING HIS POS WHEN HE NOTICED ACFT B IN HIS 11 O'CLOCK POS AT THE SAME ALT AND CLOSING QUICKLY. PLT A TRIED TO RECOGNIZE THE FLT PATH OF ACFT B AND STARTED TO MAKE 5 DEG HDG CHANGE TO THE L (E) TO AVOID APCHING ACFT B SINCE B SEEMED TO BE MOVING FROM L TO R. WITH B RAPIDLY APCHING, MORE AND GREATER HDG CORRECTIONS TO E (L) WERE MADE TO AVOID A COLLISION. AFTER REALIZING GREATER CORRECTION WOULD BE NEEDED AND BOTH ACFT BEING WITHIN A 'CONSIDERABLY CLOSE DISTANCE' OF EACH OTHER PLT A BANKED 30 DEG TO THE L (E) AND PITCHED THE ACFT NOSE DOWN TO SAFELY AVOID REMAINING 'IN OR DANGEROUSLY CLOSE' TO THE FLT PATH OF ACFT B. THE PLT OF ACFT A WITNESSED ACFT B ALTER HIS COURSE TO THE L (20-30 W) TO ALSO AVOID APCHING ACFT A. BOTH ACFT MISSED EACH OTHER BY APPROX 50 FT VERTICALLY AND 100 FT HORIZLY. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: PLT A WILL FLY AT VFR CRUISING ALTS WHILE ENRTE AFTER LEVELING OR AFTER CLB. WILL TALK TO APCH FACILITIES FOR VFR ADVISORIES AND TA'S. REMAIN CONTINUALLY ALERT WHILE FLYING AT HIGHER ALTS WHILE VFR IN ALERT ZONES. TRY TO RECOGNIZE AND REACT QUICKER.

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.