A student pilot reports that their PA28 had an near midair collision with a PA34 during an instrumen...

Attributes
ACN	395235
Time
Date	199802
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mlb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cof
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time total : 100
ASRS Report	395235
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 300
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was under the hood receiving instrument holding instruction. Our cadet was on local IFR flight plan being controled by patrick AFB, fl, approach control. Conditions were VMC 10+ mi visibility. We were outbound mlb VOR on 180 degree radial when patrick approach called traffic at 11 O'clock unidented. My instructor called traffic 'in sight' but was looking at another aircraft approximately 5 mi away at the 11 O'clock position. In about 10 seconds he grabbed the controls. I looked up and there was a twin engine green seneca on a head-on collision course. Instructor banked approximately 30 degrees to right and dove. Traffic did the same and we passed within approximately 500 ft horizontal and 50 vertical separation. This occurred due to instructor misidenting traffic and traffic flying very close to 3000 ft MSL to avoid melbourne class D airspace which in this area extends up to 2500 ft MSL. TCASII would have helped. Also, if traffic would avoid flying close to IFR altitudes and be 'on frequency' for this area. Pilot inexperience was probably a factor. I have 100 hours and my instructor has 300 hours.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A STUDENT PLT RPTS THAT THEIR PA28 HAD AN NMAC WITH A PA34 DURING AN INST TRAINING FLT.

Narrative: I WAS UNDER THE HOOD RECEIVING INST HOLDING INSTRUCTION. OUR CADET WAS ON LCL IFR FLT PLAN BEING CTLED BY PATRICK AFB, FL, APCH CTL. CONDITIONS WERE VMC 10+ MI VISIBILITY. WE WERE OUTBOUND MLB VOR ON 180 DEG RADIAL WHEN PATRICK APCH CALLED TFC AT 11 O'CLOCK UNIDENTED. MY INSTRUCTOR CALLED TFC 'IN SIGHT' BUT WAS LOOKING AT ANOTHER ACFT APPROX 5 MI AWAY AT THE 11 O'CLOCK POS. IN ABOUT 10 SECONDS HE GRABBED THE CTLS. I LOOKED UP AND THERE WAS A TWIN ENG GREEN SENECA ON A HEAD-ON COLLISION COURSE. INSTRUCTOR BANKED APPROX 30 DEGS TO R AND DOVE. TFC DID THE SAME AND WE PASSED WITHIN APPROX 500 FT HORIZ AND 50 VERT SEPARATION. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO INSTRUCTOR MISIDENTING TFC AND TFC FLYING VERY CLOSE TO 3000 FT MSL TO AVOID MELBOURNE CLASS D AIRSPACE WHICH IN THIS AREA EXTENDS UP TO 2500 FT MSL. TCASII WOULD HAVE HELPED. ALSO, IF TFC WOULD AVOID FLYING CLOSE TO IFR ALTS AND BE 'ON FREQ' FOR THIS AREA. PLT INEXPERIENCE WAS PROBABLY A FACTOR. I HAVE 100 HRS AND MY INSTRUCTOR HAS 300 HRS.

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.

A student pilot reports that their PA28 had an near midair collision with a PA34 during an instrument training flight.