A pilot in a C172 experienced an near midair collision with opposite direction traffic during flight in high traffic density airspace. Full forward yoke was applied to avoid the other aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	326918
Time
Date	199601
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3000
ASRS Report	326918
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
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	horizontal : 100 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In a cessna 172 on a line between dpa (dupage county, il) and mdw (midway) airports on a heading of 130-150 degrees magnetic, we met another cessna 172 on a heading of about 315 degrees. With immediate full forward yoke we dived under the approaching plane. My pilot was checking our position at the time on the ground and TCA chart, and did not see the other plane who also did not see us. Pilots (especially instrument pilots) often spend too much time checking inside cockpit with not nearly enough scanning for traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PLT IN A C172 EXPERIENCED AN NMAC WITH OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC DURING FLT IN HIGH TFC DENSITY AIRSPACE. FULL FORWARD YOKE WAS APPLIED TO AVOID THE OTHER ACFT.

Narrative: IN A CESSNA 172 ON A LINE BTWN DPA (DUPAGE COUNTY, IL) AND MDW (MIDWAY) ARPTS ON A HDG OF 130-150 DEGS MAGNETIC, WE MET ANOTHER CESSNA 172 ON A HDG OF ABOUT 315 DEGS. WITH IMMEDIATE FULL FORWARD YOKE WE DIVED UNDER THE APCHING PLANE. MY PLT WAS CHKING OUR POS AT THE TIME ON THE GND AND TCA CHART, AND DID NOT SEE THE OTHER PLANE WHO ALSO DID NOT SEE US. PLTS (ESPECIALLY INST PLTS) OFTEN SPEND TOO MUCH TIME CHKING INSIDE COCKPIT WITH NOT NEARLY ENOUGH SCANNING FOR TFC.

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.