Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	273736
Time
Date	199404
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vny
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4950 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : bur
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	273736
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

En route santa barbara, ca, to chino, ca, at 5000 ft assigned eastbound on V326 approaching burbank class C airspace with reported traffic at our 1 O'clock position at 5400 ft. Could not locate traffic and burbank approach requested we descend 200 ft. Descent was immediately initiated but had not lost 50 ft when traffic went almost directly overhead. The traffic was a single engine high wing cessna. The cessna took no evasive action and do not believe he saw us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: ENRTE SANTA BARBARA, CA, TO CHINO, CA, AT 5000 FT ASSIGNED EBOUND ON V326 APCHING BURBANK CLASS C AIRSPACE WITH RPTED TFC AT OUR 1 O'CLOCK POS AT 5400 FT. COULD NOT LOCATE TFC AND BURBANK APCH REQUESTED WE DSND 200 FT. DSCNT WAS IMMEDIATELY INITIATED BUT HAD NOT LOST 50 FT WHEN TFC WENT ALMOST DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. THE TFC WAS A SINGLE ENG HIGH WING CESSNA. THE CESSNA TOOK NO EVASIVE ACTION AND DO NOT BELIEVE HE 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.