Instructor with spi has near midair collision with small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	237955
Time
Date	199304
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ott airport : adw
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
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, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	237955
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Student pilot was practicing a straight climb by reference to instruments. We were northbound and were just leveling off at 3000 ft. A wbound small aircraft (beige with tip tanks) crossed our flight path. I had cleared the area before the climb and did not see him. The climb was only 500 ft, from 2500-3000 ft. We were over the chesapeake bay, so MSL=AGL. Small aircraft took no evasive action. I don't think he ever saw us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR WITH SPI HAS NMAC WITH SMA.

Narrative: STUDENT PLT WAS PRACTICING A STRAIGHT CLB BY REF TO INSTS. WE WERE NBOUND AND WERE JUST LEVELING OFF AT 3000 FT. A WBOUND SMA (BEIGE WITH TIP TANKS) CROSSED OUR FLT PATH. I HAD CLRED THE AREA BEFORE THE CLB AND DID NOT SEE HIM. THE CLB WAS ONLY 500 FT, FROM 2500-3000 FT. WE WERE OVER THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, SO MSL=AGL. SMA TOOK NO EVASIVE ACTION. I DON'T THINK HE EVER SAW US.

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.