A civilian flying a piper PA-20 pacer had an near midair collision with 2 ok air national guard F-16...

Attributes
ACN	266694
Time
Date	199403
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tul
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3800 msl bound upper : 3800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tul
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighting Falcon F16
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Navigation In Use	Other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 2040 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	266694
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 350 vertical : 150
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

At approximately XX42 am local, while squawking 1200 and climbing to 4500 and through 3800 MSL, I experienced a near miss. From slightly above and left of my course (310 degrees) a flight of 2 F-16 aircraft passed ahead of and slightly above my aircraft, at a distance of less than 500 ft. Later, monitoring departure (120.7), I heard approach warn other aircraft of the F-16's cruising at 4000 MSL. The F-16's were going generally east at the time of the encounter. My climb speed was 90 KTS. Comment: I was flying in a radar coverage area but not in voice contact with departure controllers. However, I was monitoring the correct frequency (120.7). My aircraft is mode C equipped and encoder was checked for accuracy on the previous day -- reply light was active before and after the near miss incident. In my opinion, the cause of the near-miss was in part caused by the failure of the military lead pilot to monitor his onboard radar. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter was flying a piper pacer PA-20. He believes that they saw him, but no evasive action was taken. The reporter was flying just on top of an inversion layer which might have masked his presence to the fgt's.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CIVILIAN FLYING A PIPER PA-20 PACER HAD AN NMAC WITH 2 OK AIR NATIONAL GUARD F-16'S.

Narrative: AT APPROX XX42 AM LCL, WHILE SQUAWKING 1200 AND CLBING TO 4500 AND THROUGH 3800 MSL, I EXPERIENCED A NEAR MISS. FROM SLIGHTLY ABOVE AND L OF MY COURSE (310 DEGS) A FLT OF 2 F-16 ACFT PASSED AHEAD OF AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE MY ACFT, AT A DISTANCE OF LESS THAN 500 FT. LATER, MONITORING DEP (120.7), I HEARD APCH WARN OTHER ACFT OF THE F-16'S CRUISING AT 4000 MSL. THE F-16'S WERE GOING GENERALLY E AT THE TIME OF THE ENCOUNTER. MY CLB SPD WAS 90 KTS. COMMENT: I WAS FLYING IN A RADAR COVERAGE AREA BUT NOT IN VOICE CONTACT WITH DEP CTLRS. HOWEVER, I WAS MONITORING THE CORRECT FREQ (120.7). MY ACFT IS MODE C EQUIPPED AND ENCODER WAS CHKED FOR ACCURACY ON THE PREVIOUS DAY -- REPLY LIGHT WAS ACTIVE BEFORE AND AFTER THE NEAR MISS INCIDENT. IN MY OPINION, THE CAUSE OF THE NEAR-MISS WAS IN PART CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE MIL LEAD PLT TO MONITOR HIS ONBOARD RADAR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR WAS FLYING A PIPER PACER PA-20. HE BELIEVES THAT THEY SAW HIM, BUT NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE RPTR WAS FLYING JUST ON TOP OF AN INVERSION LAYER WHICH MIGHT HAVE MASKED HIS PRESENCE TO THE FGT'S.

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.

A civilian flying a piper PA-20 pacer had an near midair collision with 2 ok air national guard F-16's.