Narrative:

VFR en route on a beautiful day - no ATC service (flight following) being used. Saw a high wing cessna type at 2:30 O'clock position and about 2 mi. At the time I spotted the traffic, it was too late to alter flight path to pass behind and give him the right of way. I climbed 100 ft, then stopped climb as it was obvious the traffic would pass behind me. The cessna did have landing light on, but it was not an aid in my spotting him. He apparently did not feel uncomfortable as he took no evasive action. Continuous vigilance is always necessary! TCASII would have alerted me to his presence in a more timely manner, as would have flight following (possibly). I don't feel that we passed close enough to create a hazard, but close enough that I would rather have seen the cessna in time to give it the right of way.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THIS PLT SAW THE OTHER ACFT AND ASSUMES THAT HE WAS SEEN AND THEREFORE TOOK MINIMAL EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: VFR ENRTE ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY - NO ATC SVC (FLT FOLLOWING) BEING USED. SAW A HIGH WING CESSNA TYPE AT 2:30 O'CLOCK POS AND ABOUT 2 MI. AT THE TIME I SPOTTED THE TFC, IT WAS TOO LATE TO ALTER FLT PATH TO PASS BEHIND AND GIVE HIM THE RIGHT OF WAY. I CLBED 100 FT, THEN STOPPED CLB AS IT WAS OBVIOUS THE TFC WOULD PASS BEHIND ME. THE CESSNA DID HAVE LNDG LIGHT ON, BUT IT WAS NOT AN AID IN MY SPOTTING HIM. HE APPARENTLY DID NOT FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AS HE TOOK NO EVASIVE ACTION. CONTINUOUS VIGILANCE IS ALWAYS NECESSARY! TCASII WOULD HAVE ALERTED ME TO HIS PRESENCE IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER, AS WOULD HAVE FLT FOLLOWING (POSSIBLY). I DON'T FEEL THAT WE PASSED CLOSE ENOUGH TO CREATE A HAZARD, BUT CLOSE ENOUGH THAT I WOULD RATHER HAVE SEEN THE CESSNA IN TIME TO GIVE IT THE RIGHT OF WAY.

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.