Narrative:

At approximately XA30 me and my student just finished shooting an approach at boca raton and were being vectored to fxe to shoot an NDB approach on an IFR flight plan. We had been given several traffic reports earlier that day. However, it had been at least 5 mins since our last TA. My student was under the hood and I was looking for traffic. The clouds were just above us at approximately 2100 ft. We were at 2000 ft MSL. When I looked to the left at approximately 8 NM northwest of fxe, I saw a plane (C172) approximately 200 ft just off my left wing. I took control of my plane from the student and dove down to the right losing approximately 200 ft of altitude. I then looked for the other plane and saw he was climbing and turning to the right. I notified mia approach of the situation and told him I was climbing back to my assigned altitude. All the controller asked me was what type of aircraft it was. The controller had given me several TA's during the day. It had been at least 5 mins since the last advisory. I feel if the controller sees a situation (conflict) on his scope, he should keep an eye on the situation until one aircraft sees the other. I do realize controllers are very busy and may not have time to do so. My other concern is that we were on an IFR flight plan and in and out of clouds at times while at 2000 ft MSL. If the other plane at my altitude was VFR he was scud running, or if he was IFR, who was he talking to? It's scary either way you look at it.

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Title: NMAC WHEN AN IFR C172 TRAINING FLT IS ALMOST HIT BY XING TFC AT THEIR ALT 8 MI NW OF FXE, FL.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA30 ME AND MY STUDENT JUST FINISHED SHOOTING AN APCH AT BOCA RATON AND WERE BEING VECTORED TO FXE TO SHOOT AN NDB APCH ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. WE HAD BEEN GIVEN SEVERAL TFC RPTS EARLIER THAT DAY. HOWEVER, IT HAD BEEN AT LEAST 5 MINS SINCE OUR LAST TA. MY STUDENT WAS UNDER THE HOOD AND I WAS LOOKING FOR TFC. THE CLOUDS WERE JUST ABOVE US AT APPROX 2100 FT. WE WERE AT 2000 FT MSL. WHEN I LOOKED TO THE L AT APPROX 8 NM NW OF FXE, I SAW A PLANE (C172) APPROX 200 FT JUST OFF MY L WING. I TOOK CTL OF MY PLANE FROM THE STUDENT AND DOVE DOWN TO THE R LOSING APPROX 200 FT OF ALT. I THEN LOOKED FOR THE OTHER PLANE AND SAW HE WAS CLBING AND TURNING TO THE R. I NOTIFIED MIA APCH OF THE SIT AND TOLD HIM I WAS CLBING BACK TO MY ASSIGNED ALT. ALL THE CTLR ASKED ME WAS WHAT TYPE OF ACFT IT WAS. THE CTLR HAD GIVEN ME SEVERAL TA'S DURING THE DAY. IT HAD BEEN AT LEAST 5 MINS SINCE THE LAST ADVISORY. I FEEL IF THE CTLR SEES A SIT (CONFLICT) ON HIS SCOPE, HE SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE SIT UNTIL ONE ACFT SEES THE OTHER. I DO REALIZE CTLRS ARE VERY BUSY AND MAY NOT HAVE TIME TO DO SO. MY OTHER CONCERN IS THAT WE WERE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN AND IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS AT TIMES WHILE AT 2000 FT MSL. IF THE OTHER PLANE AT MY ALT WAS VFR HE WAS SCUD RUNNING, OR IF HE WAS IFR, WHO WAS HE TALKING TO? IT'S SCARY EITHER WAY YOU LOOK AT IT.

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.