PA28 pilot IFR at 9000 ft is buzzed twice by 2 military AV8 aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	555368
Time
Date	200207
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 9 controller radar : 7 controller supervisory : 9 controller time certified in position1 : 7 flight time total : 60
ASRS Report	555368
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : rada/mode c other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The pilot of the piper aircraft advised me of a near miss with a fast moving fighter type aircraft. He said the fighter missed him by 15 ft at 9000 ft, his cruise altitude. After his second transmission about the unknown aircraft, I observed a beacon code appear about 3 mi at his 12 O'clock position and making a right turn. I advised the pilot that I had a target, but had no information about the flight. I kept the pilot informed as to the position of the fighter aircraft as they came around behind the piper and buzzed it for a second time. This time the pilot of the piper informed me that it was a flight of 2 AV8's, one of which passed very near to his port wing, the other near to his starboard. The AV8's then departed the area to the north. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that after receiving a call from a very excited pilot IFR at 9000 ft in a PA28 aircraft about an extremely close encounter with 2 military AV8 aircraft. The reporter said just after the call from the PA28 pilot, he noticed an XXXX code departing to the north. He called tys approach control and was told a flight of 4 AV8 aircraft had just checked in and were idented. The PA28 pilot declined to file a report stating he had been in the military and felt those pilots have a job to do. Reporter believes no action was taken by the facility.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT IFR AT 9000 FT IS BUZZED TWICE BY 2 MIL AV8 ACFT.

Narrative: THE PLT OF THE PIPER ACFT ADVISED ME OF A NEAR MISS WITH A FAST MOVING FIGHTER TYPE ACFT. HE SAID THE FIGHTER MISSED HIM BY 15 FT AT 9000 FT, HIS CRUISE ALT. AFTER HIS SECOND XMISSION ABOUT THE UNKNOWN ACFT, I OBSERVED A BEACON CODE APPEAR ABOUT 3 MI AT HIS 12 O'CLOCK POS AND MAKING A R TURN. I ADVISED THE PLT THAT I HAD A TARGET, BUT HAD NO INFO ABOUT THE FLT. I KEPT THE PLT INFORMED AS TO THE POS OF THE FIGHTER ACFT AS THEY CAME AROUND BEHIND THE PIPER AND BUZZED IT FOR A SECOND TIME. THIS TIME THE PLT OF THE PIPER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A FLT OF 2 AV8'S, ONE OF WHICH PASSED VERY NEAR TO HIS PORT WING, THE OTHER NEAR TO HIS STARBOARD. THE AV8'S THEN DEPARTED THE AREA TO THE N. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING A CALL FROM A VERY EXCITED PLT IFR AT 9000 FT IN A PA28 ACFT ABOUT AN EXTREMELY CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH 2 MIL AV8 ACFT. THE RPTR SAID JUST AFTER THE CALL FROM THE PA28 PLT, HE NOTICED AN XXXX CODE DEPARTING TO THE N. HE CALLED TYS APCH CTL AND WAS TOLD A FLT OF 4 AV8 ACFT HAD JUST CHKED IN AND WERE IDENTED. THE PA28 PLT DECLINED TO FILE A RPT STATING HE HAD BEEN IN THE MIL AND FELT THOSE PLTS HAVE A JOB TO DO. RPTR BELIEVES NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE FACILITY.

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.