An instructor pilot reports having an near midair collision with a high winged cessna while conducting a training flight. Neither aircraft took evasive action.

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Attributes
ACN	398704
Time
Date	199804
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ahn
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ztl
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	398704
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

VFR training flight in cruise at 5500 ft en route to athens, GA. I was occupying the right seat (instructor). Aircraft was noticed during scan at approximately 4 O'clock position. Type was recognized as a high-wing cessna, possibly older straight-tail variety. Aircraft was facing directly toward our aircraft, but the speed was to our advantage. We disengaged the autoplt and prepared to take evasive action, but none was necessary as our speed was faster. Converging aircraft, which was first noticed at approximately 300 ft, passed behind us and eventually out of sight. The other aircraft appeared to take no evasive action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INSTRUCTOR PLT RPTS HAVING AN NMAC WITH A HIGH WINGED CESSNA WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLT. NEITHER ACFT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: VFR TRAINING FLT IN CRUISE AT 5500 FT ENRTE TO ATHENS, GA. I WAS OCCUPYING THE R SEAT (INSTRUCTOR). ACFT WAS NOTICED DURING SCAN AT APPROX 4 O'CLOCK POS. TYPE WAS RECOGNIZED AS A HIGH-WING CESSNA, POSSIBLY OLDER STRAIGHT-TAIL VARIETY. ACFT WAS FACING DIRECTLY TOWARD OUR ACFT, BUT THE SPD WAS TO OUR ADVANTAGE. WE DISENGAGED THE AUTOPLT AND PREPARED TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION, BUT NONE WAS NECESSARY AS OUR SPD WAS FASTER. CONVERGING ACFT, WHICH WAS FIRST NOTICED AT APPROX 300 FT, PASSED BEHIND US AND EVENTUALLY OUT OF SIGHT. THE OTHER ACFT APPEARED TO TAKE NO EVASIVE ACTION.

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.