Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	246967
Time
Date	199307
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : swf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	246967
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was in a slow descent from 3000 ft MSL. There was another commercial pilot in front. We were both heads up scanning for traffic. The other aircraft was traveling from my left to right, slightly towards my aircraft. The 2 aircraft's position, speed and altitude kept the other aircraft in the blind spot behind the left front post of the windshield and behind the compass for the pilot in the right seat. Entire situation was over in 2 seconds. I dove and turned left as the other plane passed to the right. The saying 'came out of nowhere' seems to apply. In retrospect, maybe if we had moved around in the seat plus looked out we may have spotted the other aircraft. Hindsight is always 20/20. (The other aircraft was sel complex.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: I WAS IN A SLOW DSCNT FROM 3000 FT MSL. THERE WAS ANOTHER COMMERCIAL PLT IN FRONT. WE WERE BOTH HEADS UP SCANNING FOR TFC. THE OTHER ACFT WAS TRAVELING FROM MY L TO R, SLIGHTLY TOWARDS MY ACFT. THE 2 ACFT'S POS, SPD AND ALT KEPT THE OTHER ACFT IN THE BLIND SPOT BEHIND THE L FRONT POST OF THE WINDSHIELD AND BEHIND THE COMPASS FOR THE PLT IN THE R SEAT. ENTIRE SIT WAS OVER IN 2 SECONDS. I DOVE AND TURNED L AS THE OTHER PLANE PASSED TO THE R. THE SAYING 'CAME OUT OF NOWHERE' SEEMS TO APPLY. IN RETROSPECT, MAYBE IF WE HAD MOVED AROUND IN THE SEAT PLUS LOOKED OUT WE MAY HAVE SPOTTED THE OTHER ACFT. HINDSIGHT IS ALWAYS 20/20. (THE OTHER ACFT WAS SEL COMPLEX.)

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.