Small aircraft and small transport have near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	239944
Time
Date	199304
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdf
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7700 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	239944
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 250
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Between the bvt and bdf vors, traffic at 12 O'clock and 6500 ft was called out by center. Traffic was actually at 8000 ft and bearing down on me. We took a steeply banked left turn to avoid a head-on midair. The other plane was a mid size twin with a white top and gray bottom (I couldn't get the n-number due to my evasive maneuver). Thank god for center's callout of the traffic, my family may not be here today without it. Center indicated they did not have radio contact with the traffic. Recommendations: 1) file a flight plan -- always! 2) know and follow all the proper IFR, VFR headings and altitude. 3) watch your altimeter settings. 4) be on the look-out for those who don't follow the rules who can quickly ruin your day and life. P.south. The traffic was not climbing or descending through 8000 ft and it appeared they didn't even notice me even though I turned on my landing light as they made no corrective action. This is the closest I ever want to get to another airplane in the air. It is very scary and it makes me terribly angry. I'd love to see the other pilot found and prosecuted before they hurt themselves and others.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA AND SMT HAVE NMAC.

Narrative: BTWN THE BVT AND BDF VORS, TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK AND 6500 FT WAS CALLED OUT BY CTR. TFC WAS ACTUALLY AT 8000 FT AND BEARING DOWN ON ME. WE TOOK A STEEPLY BANKED L TURN TO AVOID A HEAD-ON MIDAIR. THE OTHER PLANE WAS A MID SIZE TWIN WITH A WHITE TOP AND GRAY BOTTOM (I COULDN'T GET THE N-NUMBER DUE TO MY EVASIVE MANEUVER). THANK GOD FOR CTR'S CALLOUT OF THE TFC, MY FAMILY MAY NOT BE HERE TODAY WITHOUT IT. CTR INDICATED THEY DID NOT HAVE RADIO CONTACT WITH THE TFC. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) FILE A FLT PLAN -- ALWAYS! 2) KNOW AND FOLLOW ALL THE PROPER IFR, VFR HDGS AND ALT. 3) WATCH YOUR ALTIMETER SETTINGS. 4) BE ON THE LOOK-OUT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES WHO CAN QUICKLY RUIN YOUR DAY AND LIFE. P.S. THE TFC WAS NOT CLBING OR DSNDING THROUGH 8000 FT AND IT APPEARED THEY DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE ME EVEN THOUGH I TURNED ON MY LNDG LIGHT AS THEY MADE NO CORRECTIVE ACTION. THIS IS THE CLOSEST I EVER WANT TO GET TO ANOTHER AIRPLANE IN THE AIR. IT IS VERY SCARY AND IT MAKES ME TERRIBLY ANGRY. I'D LOVE TO SEE THE OTHER PLT FOUND AND PROSECUTED BEFORE THEY HURT THEMSELVES AND OTHERS.

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.