A PA28 pilot nearly hits a mooney flying northeast at the wrong altitude 14 mi east of phk, fl.

Attributes
ACN	448122
Time
Date	199909
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : phk.vortac
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Mooney Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	448122
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were flying wbound en route to fmy at 4500 ft, VFR. Mooney was nebound, collision would have occurred if we did not initiate sharp descent. We immediately initiated flight following.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28 PLT NEARLY HITS A MOONEY FLYING NE AT THE WRONG ALT 14 MI E OF PHK, FL.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING WBOUND ENRTE TO FMY AT 4500 FT, VFR. MOONEY WAS NEBOUND, COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IF WE DID NOT INITIATE SHARP DSCNT. WE IMMEDIATELY INITIATED FLT FOLLOWING.

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.