Near midair collision between 2 smas.

Attributes
ACN	193693
Time
Date	199111
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sna
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 215 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	193693
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While flying heading 100 degree as assigned by coast TRACON for a practice VOR approach into lgb under the hood, instructor safety pilot was occupied identing multiple targets being pointed out by controller. Simulating a no gyroscope situation, I was frequently checking dash mounted compass. While scanning up to compass, attention was drawn to outside the aircraft at approximately 1-2 O'clock low where a white high wing small aircraft with stripes appeared. The small aircraft was headed our direction of flight on an approximately heading of 080 degree and about 50 ft below our altitude. The small aircraft had not been previously idented by coast TRACON to us. Immediate evasive action was taken by executing a steep left climbing turn to avoid a collision. Remainder of flight proceeded without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN 2 SMAS.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING HDG 100 DEG AS ASSIGNED BY COAST TRACON FOR A PRACTICE VOR APCH INTO LGB UNDER THE HOOD, INSTRUCTOR SAFETY PLT WAS OCCUPIED IDENTING MULTIPLE TARGETS BEING POINTED OUT BY CTLR. SIMULATING A NO GYROSCOPE SITUATION, I WAS FREQUENTLY CHKING DASH MOUNTED COMPASS. WHILE SCANNING UP TO COMPASS, ATTN WAS DRAWN TO OUTSIDE THE ACFT AT APPROX 1-2 O'CLOCK LOW WHERE A WHITE HIGH WING SMA WITH STRIPES APPEARED. THE SMA WAS HEADED OUR DIRECTION OF FLT ON AN APPROX HDG OF 080 DEG AND ABOUT 50 FT BELOW OUR ALT. THE SMA HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY IDENTED BY COAST TRACON TO US. IMMEDIATE EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY EXECUTING A STEEP L CLBING TURN TO AVOID A COLLISION. REMAINDER OF FLT PROCEEDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.