Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	306083
Time
Date	199505
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : baf
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bdl tower : bdl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 5600
ASRS Report	306083
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Pilot owner and safety pilot, in cherokee 140, made missed approach runway 2 westfield airport. Climbed runway heading to 700 ft MSL. Climbing left turn. Contacted bradley approach. Given heading 270 degrees. Still climbing, given heading 240 degrees, 2500 ft level flight heading 240 degrees. Aircraft not seen. Up-sun passed nose of our aircraft, seen by me instantly, dark blue and white cherokee 150 or 160. Bradley control gave no indication of aircraft in our vicinity (up-sun was hazy, down-sun very clear). Aircraft passed our nose at eye level.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: PLT OWNER AND SAFETY PLT, IN CHEROKEE 140, MADE MISSED APCH RWY 2 WESTFIELD ARPT. CLBED RWY HDG TO 700 FT MSL. CLBING L TURN. CONTACTED BRADLEY APCH. GIVEN HDG 270 DEGS. STILL CLBING, GIVEN HDG 240 DEGS, 2500 FT LEVEL FLT HDG 240 DEGS. ACFT NOT SEEN. UP-SUN PASSED NOSE OF OUR ACFT, SEEN BY ME INSTANTLY, DARK BLUE AND WHITE CHEROKEE 150 OR 160. BRADLEY CTL GAVE NO INDICATION OF ACFT IN OUR VICINITY (UP-SUN WAS HAZY, DOWN-SUN VERY CLR). ACFT PASSED OUR NOSE AT EYE LEVEL.

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.