Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	279802
Time
Date	199408
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : om1
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 645 flight time type : 419
ASRS Report	279802
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On departing parsons in 'OM1' runway 33 contacted ZME for IFR clearance on 125.85 to request clearance to spirit of st louis IFR. Memphis instructed me to squawk 1511. I entered squawk code into transponder and when I looked up I saw I was on collision course with 'C17' heading 060 degrees at 2500 ft MSL. Immediately nosed plane over and turned to right to avoid collision midair. Pilot or copilot of military transport then contact ZME 125.85 and notifying them of having to climb to avoid near miss with piper or some type of small aircraft and requesting center to do a better job of calling out radar targets. ZME informed the transport they were below radar coverage and that aircraft was probably bonanza climbing out of parsons. I notified center that I was in fact the aircraft involved and that I had descended to avoid a collision. To avoid this situation in the future one should always clear the area visually before attending to cockpit chores. ATC should have known the C17 approximately position that was in my vicinity, and alerted either or both aircraft to be alert for possible conflict. As the airspace was not a MOA or restr the military and ATC should prohibit such low level flts and heavy jet aircraft in non radar environments.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: ON DEPARTING PARSONS IN 'OM1' RWY 33 CONTACTED ZME FOR IFR CLRNC ON 125.85 TO REQUEST CLRNC TO SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS IFR. MEMPHIS INSTRUCTED ME TO SQUAWK 1511. I ENTERED SQUAWK CODE INTO XPONDER AND WHEN I LOOKED UP I SAW I WAS ON COLLISION COURSE WITH 'C17' HEADING 060 DEGS AT 2500 FT MSL. IMMEDIATELY NOSED PLANE OVER AND TURNED TO R TO AVOID COLLISION MIDAIR. PLT OR COPLT OF MIL TRANSPORT THEN CONTACT ZME 125.85 AND NOTIFYING THEM OF HAVING TO CLB TO AVOID NEAR MISS WITH PIPER OR SOME TYPE OF SMALL ACFT AND REQUESTING CTR TO DO A BETTER JOB OF CALLING OUT RADAR TARGETS. ZME INFORMED THE TRANSPORT THEY WERE BELOW RADAR COVERAGE AND THAT ACFT WAS PROBABLY BONANZA CLBING OUT OF PARSONS. I NOTIFIED CTR THAT I WAS IN FACT THE ACFT INVOLVED AND THAT I HAD DSNDED TO AVOID A COLLISION. TO AVOID THIS SIT IN THE FUTURE ONE SHOULD ALWAYS CLR THE AREA VISUALLY BEFORE ATTENDING TO COCKPIT CHORES. ATC SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THE C17 APPROX POS THAT WAS IN MY VICINITY, AND ALERTED EITHER OR BOTH ACFT TO BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE CONFLICT. AS THE AIRSPACE WAS NOT A MOA OR RESTR THE MIL AND ATC SHOULD PROHIBIT SUCH LOW LEVEL FLTS AND HVY JET ACFT IN NON RADAR ENVIRONMENTS.

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.