Narrative:

While being vectored into fll by mia approach, I was level at 3000 ft on a heading of 040 degrees. Moments before, mia approach had told me that I had traffic at my 12 O'clock position and approximately 2 mi. I said roger and that I did not see the traffic but I was looking for it. While I did not see the traffic at my 12 O'clock position I looked out of my right window at about my 3 O'clock and suddenly saw an aircraft at approximately my same altitude and heading straight for me. At that time I immediately put the airplane in a steep climb to avoid the other airplane. While no contact of the other airplane was made it was still a close miss. I then informed the controller that I had to make an emergency climb to avoid another airplane the controller said roger, 'no problem.' after a few more mins I was handed off to fll tower and then landed. I still do not know if the traffic that I had to avoid was the same traffic that was issued to me or if it was another airplane that ATC did not see. Whichever it was, it has taught me that just because I am on an IFR flight plan does not guarantee me traffic separation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A C208 TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID AN ACFT WHILE ON A VECTOR CLRNC. THE PLT WAS SEARCHING FOR TFC THAT HAD BEEN POINTED OUT TO HIM BY THE CTLR, WHICH WAS AT HIS 12 O'CLOCK POS, AND FAILED TO NOTICE THE TFC APCHING FROM THE R.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED INTO FLL BY MIA APCH, I WAS LEVEL AT 3000 FT ON A HDG OF 040 DEGS. MOMENTS BEFORE, MIA APCH HAD TOLD ME THAT I HAD TFC AT MY 12 O'CLOCK POS AND APPROX 2 MI. I SAID ROGER AND THAT I DID NOT SEE THE TFC BUT I WAS LOOKING FOR IT. WHILE I DID NOT SEE THE TFC AT MY 12 O'CLOCK POS I LOOKED OUT OF MY R WINDOW AT ABOUT MY 3 O'CLOCK AND SUDDENLY SAW AN ACFT AT APPROX MY SAME ALT AND HDG STRAIGHT FOR ME. AT THAT TIME I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE AIRPLANE IN A STEEP CLB TO AVOID THE OTHER AIRPLANE. WHILE NO CONTACT OF THE OTHER AIRPLANE WAS MADE IT WAS STILL A CLOSE MISS. I THEN INFORMED THE CTLR THAT I HAD TO MAKE AN EMER CLB TO AVOID ANOTHER AIRPLANE THE CTLR SAID ROGER, 'NO PROB.' AFTER A FEW MORE MINS I WAS HANDED OFF TO FLL TWR AND THEN LANDED. I STILL DO NOT KNOW IF THE TFC THAT I HAD TO AVOID WAS THE SAME TFC THAT WAS ISSUED TO ME OR IF IT WAS ANOTHER AIRPLANE THAT ATC DID NOT SEE. WHICHEVER IT WAS, IT HAS TAUGHT ME THAT JUST BECAUSE I AM ON AN IFR FLT PLAN DOES NOT GUARANTEE ME TFC SEPARATION.

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.