C206 pilot had an near midair collision with a high wing aircraft in D10 class east airspace.

Attributes
ACN	544594
Time
Date	200204
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gky.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : joe poole
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Person 1
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 525
ASRS Report	544594
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance FAA
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I am an instrument pilot with less than 20 hours in IMC without an instructor. It was my first time flying from under class B airspace with a SID. I received an IFR clearance and had switched from CTAF to departure frequency. The frequency was very busy, so had to wait 10-20 seconds for an opportunity to speak. Departure asked if I was on frequency. I replied 'yes,' and radar contact was established. During climb out I was given the joe pool 9 departure with billee transition to cogar 1 arrival to dwh. I had the pages marked and the terminal procedure book open. I was approaching the cloud deck. (It was scattered to broken in the area to the south.) I was looking for the billee transition and glanced up and saw a high wing airplane coming from the opposite direction at close range. Startled, I pushed on the yoke and lost about 200 ft. The plane passed overhead and to the right. I continued the climb out and entered the clouds. ATC made no mention of the other aircraft. At first, I thought the surprise made me estimate the distance to seem closer than it was. After I had climbed out of the clouds, I thought it was bout 500 ft or so. On apr/thu-fri/02, I was trained in formation flying at FBO based on feedback from formation pilots. I now believe the distance of the near miss was 200-300 ft vertical and 50-100 ft to the right. Even though I was prepared, leading and looking at the SID, I was not able to keep focus outside the cockpit. The other plane was under the cloud deck making it harder to see.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C206 PLT HAD AN NMAC WITH A HIGH WING ACFT IN D10 CLASS E AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I AM AN INST PLT WITH LESS THAN 20 HRS IN IMC WITHOUT AN INSTRUCTOR. IT WAS MY FIRST TIME FLYING FROM UNDER CLASS B AIRSPACE WITH A SID. I RECEIVED AN IFR CLRNC AND HAD SWITCHED FROM CTAF TO DEP FREQ. THE FREQ WAS VERY BUSY, SO HAD TO WAIT 10-20 SECONDS FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. DEP ASKED IF I WAS ON FREQ. I REPLIED 'YES,' AND RADAR CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED. DURING CLBOUT I WAS GIVEN THE JOE POOL 9 DEP WITH BILLEE TRANSITION TO COGAR 1 ARR TO DWH. I HAD THE PAGES MARKED AND THE TERMINAL PROC BOOK OPEN. I WAS APCHING THE CLOUD DECK. (IT WAS SCATTERED TO BROKEN IN THE AREA TO THE S.) I WAS LOOKING FOR THE BILLEE TRANSITION AND GLANCED UP AND SAW A HIGH WING AIRPLANE COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT CLOSE RANGE. STARTLED, I PUSHED ON THE YOKE AND LOST ABOUT 200 FT. THE PLANE PASSED OVERHEAD AND TO THE R. I CONTINUED THE CLBOUT AND ENTERED THE CLOUDS. ATC MADE NO MENTION OF THE OTHER ACFT. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT THE SURPRISE MADE ME ESTIMATE THE DISTANCE TO SEEM CLOSER THAN IT WAS. AFTER I HAD CLBED OUT OF THE CLOUDS, I THOUGHT IT WAS BOUT 500 FT OR SO. ON APR/THU-FRI/02, I WAS TRAINED IN FORMATION FLYING AT FBO BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM FORMATION PLTS. I NOW BELIEVE THE DISTANCE OF THE NEAR MISS WAS 200-300 FT VERT AND 50-100 FT TO THE R. EVEN THOUGH I WAS PREPARED, LEADING AND LOOKING AT THE SID, I WAS NOT ABLE TO KEEP FOCUS OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT. THE OTHER PLANE WAS UNDER THE CLOUD DECK MAKING IT HARDER TO SEE.

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.