Near midair collision between 2 small aircraft VFR on an airway, one descending and the other climbi...

Attributes
ACN	309420
Time
Date	199507
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dkk airport : yhm
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v265
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 57 flight time total : 466
ASRS Report	309420
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

WX was good VMC with only scattered clouds. Visibility was 10 mi plus. I had no contact with any radar facility, having previously been told I was outside erie approach area. I was squawking VFR in altitude mode. I did not contact buffalo approach as I was heading away from buffalo (I had come in on the dkk 220 degree radial). As I was within gliding distance from dry land in canada, I was making a 1000 FPM descent -- this fast because I was uncomfortable descending through IFR altitude on an airway. However, I was dialing in and taking notes from the hamilton ATIS as I was descending, scanning in between. I did not see any traffic until I saw a wing flash by directly underneath my airplane. Looking left and behind (the aircraft had passed from right to left) I saw it was a piper lance or arrow. He seemed to be climbing probably out of buffalo. I did not see him in time to take evasive action. It looked like the other aircraft possibly might have descended immediately before the near-miss as he was climbing rapidly (excess airspeed?). Factors contributing: the other aircraft was probably hidden for some time under my right wing. Not contacting buffalo approach (only monitoring erie and hamilton). Inside cockpit activity (dialing and writing down ATIS information).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN 2 SMA VFR ON AN AIRWAY, ONE DSNDING AND THE OTHER CLBING, XING AT AN APPROX 90 DEG ANGLE.

Narrative: WX WAS GOOD VMC WITH ONLY SCATTERED CLOUDS. VISIBILITY WAS 10 MI PLUS. I HAD NO CONTACT WITH ANY RADAR FACILITY, HAVING PREVIOUSLY BEEN TOLD I WAS OUTSIDE ERIE APCH AREA. I WAS SQUAWKING VFR IN ALT MODE. I DID NOT CONTACT BUFFALO APCH AS I WAS HEADING AWAY FROM BUFFALO (I HAD COME IN ON THE DKK 220 DEG RADIAL). AS I WAS WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE FROM DRY LAND IN CANADA, I WAS MAKING A 1000 FPM DSCNT -- THIS FAST BECAUSE I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE DSNDING THROUGH IFR ALT ON AN AIRWAY. HOWEVER, I WAS DIALING IN AND TAKING NOTES FROM THE HAMILTON ATIS AS I WAS DSNDING, SCANNING IN BTWN. I DID NOT SEE ANY TFC UNTIL I SAW A WING FLASH BY DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH MY AIRPLANE. LOOKING L AND BEHIND (THE ACFT HAD PASSED FROM R TO L) I SAW IT WAS A PIPER LANCE OR ARROW. HE SEEMED TO BE CLBING PROBABLY OUT OF BUFFALO. I DID NOT SEE HIM IN TIME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. IT LOOKED LIKE THE OTHER ACFT POSSIBLY MIGHT HAVE DSNDED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE NEAR-MISS AS HE WAS CLBING RAPIDLY (EXCESS AIRSPD?). FACTORS CONTRIBUTING: THE OTHER ACFT WAS PROBABLY HIDDEN FOR SOME TIME UNDER MY R WING. NOT CONTACTING BUFFALO APCH (ONLY MONITORING ERIE AND HAMILTON). INSIDE COCKPIT ACTIVITY (DIALING AND WRITING DOWN ATIS INFO).

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.

Near midair collision between 2 small aircraft VFR on an airway, one descending and the other climbing, crossing at an approximately 90 degree angle.