Small aircraft has near midair collision with second small aircraft at cruise altitude.

Attributes
ACN	310556
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
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
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2500
ASRS Report	310556
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

My aircraft wbound near but not necessarily on V-190, over roosevelt lake level at 6500 ft, other aircraft, a high wing cessna fixed gear (172 or 182?) east, sebound on a near-head on course, the other aircraft was slightly higher but I was not confident there was adequate separation, so I took evasive action by pushing the yoke forward. The other aircraft appeared not to see mine and took no action. I believe the pilot of the other aircraft was inattentive and cruising at the incorrect altitude. It did not appear to be climbing or descending.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS NMAC WITH SECOND SMA AT CRUISE ALT.

Narrative: MY ACFT WBOUND NEAR BUT NOT NECESSARILY ON V-190, OVER ROOSEVELT LAKE LEVEL AT 6500 FT, OTHER ACFT, A HIGH WING CESSNA FIXED GEAR (172 OR 182?) E, SEBOUND ON A NEAR-HEAD ON COURSE, THE OTHER ACFT WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER BUT I WAS NOT CONFIDENT THERE WAS ADEQUATE SEPARATION, SO I TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BY PUSHING THE YOKE FORWARD. THE OTHER ACFT APPEARED NOT TO SEE MINE AND TOOK NO ACTION. I BELIEVE THE PLT OF THE OTHER ACFT WAS INATTENTIVE AND CRUISING AT THE INCORRECT ALT. IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE CLBING OR DSNDING.

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.