Small aircraft pilot has near midair collision with aircraft converging from right to left.

Attributes
ACN	328942
Time
Date	199602
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gep airport : ane
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 120 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	328942
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 150
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The cessna was on a heading of 090 degrees and I was heading 230 degrees. His white upper surfaces made him blend in with the snow cover on the ground. He first caught my eye just before he passed under me. Evasive action was not needed. Some form of high visibility markings on the upper surface of aircraft should be required on white aircraft operating in areas of snow cover.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT HAS NMAC WITH ACFT CONVERGING FROM R TO L.

Narrative: THE CESSNA WAS ON A HDG OF 090 DEGS AND I WAS HEADING 230 DEGS. HIS WHITE UPPER SURFACES MADE HIM BLEND IN WITH THE SNOW COVER ON THE GND. HE FIRST CAUGHT MY EYE JUST BEFORE HE PASSED UNDER ME. EVASIVE ACTION WAS NOT NEEDED. SOME FORM OF HIGH VISIBILITY MARKINGS ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF ACFT SHOULD BE REQUIRED ON WHITE ACFT OPERATING IN AREAS OF SNOW COVER.

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.