Near midair collision in the class east airspace near modesto, ca.

Attributes
ACN	488587
Time
Date	200010
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : mod.vor
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sck.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Caravan 1 208A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	488587
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In cruise, on IFR flight plan, level at 7000 ft, approach called traffic at 6 O'clock position, climbing. A couple of mins later a king air pulled up next to me, about 100 ft off of my right wing. He rocked his wings a couple of times and then climbed away. I was surprised by him and didn't think to get his number until he pulled away. By then, all I could see was '...xx.' he was certainly close enough to easily read the number, had I not been puzzled about his intentions. I told approach about this and they asked me to phone them on the ground. Speaking with the TRACON over the phone, I was told that they had tracked him as far as they could. He never contacted them or ZOA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC IN THE CLASS E AIRSPACE NEAR MODESTO, CA.

Narrative: IN CRUISE, ON IFR FLT PLAN, LEVEL AT 7000 FT, APCH CALLED TFC AT 6 O'CLOCK POS, CLBING. A COUPLE OF MINS LATER A KING AIR PULLED UP NEXT TO ME, ABOUT 100 FT OFF OF MY R WING. HE ROCKED HIS WINGS A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN CLBED AWAY. I WAS SURPRISED BY HIM AND DIDN'T THINK TO GET HIS NUMBER UNTIL HE PULLED AWAY. BY THEN, ALL I COULD SEE WAS '...XX.' HE WAS CERTAINLY CLOSE ENOUGH TO EASILY READ THE NUMBER, HAD I NOT BEEN PUZZLED ABOUT HIS INTENTIONS. I TOLD APCH ABOUT THIS AND THEY ASKED ME TO PHONE THEM ON THE GND. SPEAKING WITH THE TRACON OVER THE PHONE, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TRACKED HIM AS FAR AS THEY COULD. HE NEVER CONTACTED THEM OR ZOA.

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.