Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	314736
Time
Date	199508
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : top
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zks tower : anc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 263 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	314736
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 65 vertical : 10
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We were level at 6000 ft MSL with a ground speed of 210 KTS in a BE58. A layer of haze extended upward and the sun was directly in our eyes limiting our visibility to about 3 NM. All of a sudden I noticed a white, blue and brown bonanza make a hard climbing turn to the south to avoid collision. He was directly in our flight path. I didn't see him until he was turning away. I had my strobes, beacon and landing lights on. Estimated rate of closure is 380-400 KTS. I queried ZKC if he had opposite traffic our level. ATC affirmed opposite VFR traffic our level. He never once warned us of oncoming traffic, he (ATC) did not appear to be busy on our frequency. Center should have warned us of traffic due to haze and sun lowering our forward visibility. I realize it is my duty to maintain sep in VMC, but with a bug-ridden windshield, haze and sun in its position, I'm extremely glad the bonanza pilot saw and was able to avoid us. Being VFR, he should have been at an odd level plus 500 ft on his east heading.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: WE WERE LEVEL AT 6000 FT MSL WITH A GND SPD OF 210 KTS IN A BE58. A LAYER OF HAZE EXTENDED UPWARD AND THE SUN WAS DIRECTLY IN OUR EYES LIMITING OUR VISIBILITY TO ABOUT 3 NM. ALL OF A SUDDEN I NOTICED A WHITE, BLUE AND BROWN BONANZA MAKE A HARD CLBING TURN TO THE S TO AVOID COLLISION. HE WAS DIRECTLY IN OUR FLT PATH. I DIDN'T SEE HIM UNTIL HE WAS TURNING AWAY. I HAD MY STROBES, BEACON AND LNDG LIGHTS ON. ESTIMATED RATE OF CLOSURE IS 380-400 KTS. I QUERIED ZKC IF HE HAD OPPOSITE TFC OUR LEVEL. ATC AFFIRMED OPPOSITE VFR TFC OUR LEVEL. HE NEVER ONCE WARNED US OF ONCOMING TFC, HE (ATC) DID NOT APPEAR TO BE BUSY ON OUR FREQ. CTR SHOULD HAVE WARNED US OF TFC DUE TO HAZE AND SUN LOWERING OUR FORWARD VISIBILITY. I REALIZE IT IS MY DUTY TO MAINTAIN SEP IN VMC, BUT WITH A BUG-RIDDEN WINDSHIELD, HAZE AND SUN IN ITS POS, I'M EXTREMELY GLAD THE BONANZA PLT SAW AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID US. BEING VFR, HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT AN ODD LEVEL PLUS 500 FT ON HIS E HDG.

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.