Near midair collision in proximity of departure route of military facility between traffic watch air...

Attributes
ACN	354040
Time
Date	199611
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mzb airport : myf
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : nkx
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 318 flight time total : 1453 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	354040
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 150 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

On nov xx 1996, I was flying cessna for leasing services, a traffic reporting service in san diego, ca. My reporter and I were on a interstate 5 north transition at 1300 ft MSL, 200 ft below the lateral limits of NAS miramar class B airspace. This portion is known as the sea wolf corridor. WX conditions were 1800 ft scattered 2000 ft broken visibility greater than 10 mi. During our northbound transition I was scanning for traffic and spotted a large fast moving military aircraft at my 4 O'clock position approximately 150-200 ft lower and climbing. I immediately banked my aircraft to the left, and reversed course. The aircraft, an S3 viking, continued on a westerly heading climbing through our altitude and intended course. The S3 passed off my right wing as I was turning left at approximately 100-150 ft. I have no doubt had I not seen this aircraft and taken evasive action that we would have collided. I immediately notified miramar tower and explained what had just happened. Their response was 'roger.' upon completion of the shift I telephoned miramar tower and spoke to the tower supervisor. He took a statement of the events and said he would forward it up the chain of command. Then I notified my employer of the incident. I am ever grateful for all the instructors who pounded into my head 'keep your head on a swivel' and the importance of a good thorough scan. This area is a congested traffic area, as torrey pines golf course is a VFR reporting point for myf. The military traffic is usually at 2000 ft on wbound departures, well within their class bravo airspace. If you have any questions please call me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC IN PROX OF DEP RTE OF MIL FACILITY BTWN TFC WATCH ACFT, A C172 AND DEP MIL ACFT, A VIKING S3A, FROM NKX, NAS MIRAMAR. EVASIVE ACTION TURN BY C172.

Narrative: ON NOV XX 1996, I WAS FLYING CESSNA FOR LEASING SVCS, A TFC RPTING SVC IN SAN DIEGO, CA. MY RPTR AND I WERE ON A INTERSTATE 5 N TRANSITION AT 1300 FT MSL, 200 FT BELOW THE LATERAL LIMITS OF NAS MIRAMAR CLASS B AIRSPACE. THIS PORTION IS KNOWN AS THE SEA WOLF CORRIDOR. WX CONDITIONS WERE 1800 FT SCATTERED 2000 FT BROKEN VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 10 MI. DURING OUR NBOUND TRANSITION I WAS SCANNING FOR TFC AND SPOTTED A LARGE FAST MOVING MIL ACFT AT MY 4 O'CLOCK POS APPROX 150-200 FT LOWER AND CLBING. I IMMEDIATELY BANKED MY ACFT TO THE L, AND REVERSED COURSE. THE ACFT, AN S3 VIKING, CONTINUED ON A WESTERLY HEADING CLBING THROUGH OUR ALT AND INTENDED COURSE. THE S3 PASSED OFF MY R WING AS I WAS TURNING L AT APPROX 100-150 FT. I HAVE NO DOUBT HAD I NOT SEEN THIS ACFT AND TAKEN EVASIVE ACTION THAT WE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED. I IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED MIRAMAR TWR AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. THEIR RESPONSE WAS 'ROGER.' UPON COMPLETION OF THE SHIFT I TELEPHONED MIRAMAR TWR AND SPOKE TO THE TWR SUPVR. HE TOOK A STATEMENT OF THE EVENTS AND SAID HE WOULD FORWARD IT UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. THEN I NOTIFIED MY EMPLOYER OF THE INCIDENT. I AM EVER GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE INSTRUCTORS WHO POUNDED INTO MY HEAD 'KEEP YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL' AND THE IMPORTANCE OF A GOOD THOROUGH SCAN. THIS AREA IS A CONGESTED TFC AREA, AS TORREY PINES GOLF COURSE IS A VFR RPTING POINT FOR MYF. THE MIL TFC IS USUALLY AT 2000 FT ON WBOUND DEPS, WELL WITHIN THEIR CLASS BRAVO AIRSPACE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL ME.

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.

Near midair collision in proximity of departure route of military facility between traffic watch aircraft, a C172 and departure military aircraft, a viking S3A, from nkx, NAS miramar. Evasive action turn by C172.