An small aircraft training flight had an near midair collision with 5 mlts.

Attributes
ACN	246280
Time
Date	199307
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ocn
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : san artcc : svzm
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 1430 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	246280
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10 vertical : 150
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My student and I were approaching ocn VOR to commence a practice VOR-a approach in VFR conditions. My student was partial panel under the hood. As he looked up at the compass, he spotted traffic at our 12 O'clock position. At that time, I was scanning the instruments and checking his altitude, heading, etc. I looked up and immediately commenced a 120 degree right turn at 50 degrees of bank when I saw 5 mlt's in formation heading for us. My student instructed that they were closing. They were climbing so I had no choice but to descend rapidly at which time the lead mlt passed above us at about 150 ft. Restr area 2533 was below us extending from the surface to 2000 ft MSL. I entered the restr area during the evasive action. I departed it almost immediately. I was proud of my student's assertiveness in telling me the exact position and closure rate of the mlts. I felt maybe my scan should and could have been better in such a high density traffic area. I don't think the formation ever saw us. I feel maybe a departure keeping them in the restr area might be safer even if it means enlarging the restr area. Next time, I will call the controling facility to inform them I am operating close to the area and maybe scan even more than 75 percent outside of the cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA TRAINING FLT HAD AN NMAC WITH 5 MLTS.

Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I WERE APCHING OCN VOR TO COMMENCE A PRACTICE VOR-A APCH IN VFR CONDITIONS. MY STUDENT WAS PARTIAL PANEL UNDER THE HOOD. AS HE LOOKED UP AT THE COMPASS, HE SPOTTED TFC AT OUR 12 O'CLOCK POS. AT THAT TIME, I WAS SCANNING THE INSTS AND CHKING HIS ALT, HDG, ETC. I LOOKED UP AND IMMEDIATELY COMMENCED A 120 DEG R TURN AT 50 DEGS OF BANK WHEN I SAW 5 MLT'S IN FORMATION HDG FOR US. MY STUDENT INSTRUCTED THAT THEY WERE CLOSING. THEY WERE CLBING SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DSND RAPIDLY AT WHICH TIME THE LEAD MLT PASSED ABOVE US AT ABOUT 150 FT. RESTR AREA 2533 WAS BELOW US EXTENDING FROM THE SURFACE TO 2000 FT MSL. I ENTERED THE RESTR AREA DURING THE EVASIVE ACTION. I DEPARTED IT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. I WAS PROUD OF MY STUDENT'S ASSERTIVENESS IN TELLING ME THE EXACT POS AND CLOSURE RATE OF THE MLTS. I FELT MAYBE MY SCAN SHOULD AND COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IN SUCH A HIGH DENSITY TFC AREA. I DON'T THINK THE FORMATION EVER SAW US. I FEEL MAYBE A DEP KEEPING THEM IN THE RESTR AREA MIGHT BE SAFER EVEN IF IT MEANS ENLARGING THE RESTR AREA. NEXT TIME, I WILL CALL THE CTLING FACILITY TO INFORM THEM I AM OPERATING CLOSE TO THE AREA AND MAYBE SCAN EVEN MORE THAN 75 PERCENT OUTSIDE OF THE COCKPIT.

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.