Narrative:

Just off V267 on vectors for the ILS to runway 9L at opa locka, ATC called traffic at 12 O'clock position, 2 mi, but unidented/unverified. I responded, 'looking, negative contact.' I searched for several more seconds, but did not see the traffic. At this point, I figured the traffic must have passed behind me, so I went back to preparing for the approach. After a few seconds, I again looked outside for traffic because I knew I was in a very congested area on a clear VFR day. It was at this point that I spotted aircraft #2 (a diamond katana trainer) pass just under the tail of my aircraft approximately 100 ft below. He/she appeared to be taking corrective action at that moment, in the form of a descending left turn. If that aircraft had not taken corrective action at that very moment, a collision would have probably occurred because by the time I saw them, corrective action on my part would have been too late. I do not know for sure if this was the aircraft that ATC pointed out. However, I am guessing that it was, based on the fact that between the time ATC pointed them out and the time the near miss occurred, no other traffic was called. The fact that I was flying single-pilot (and solo) IFR may have been a factor. An extra pair of eyes would have likely gone a long way in preventing this whole situation. Also, because ATC only pointed out the traffic once and then several seconds (45-60 seconds, best guess) passed without sighting the aircraft, I assumed it was no longer a factor, an assumption that almost resulted in tragedy.

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Title: MIA APCH ISSUES TFC TO PA28, WHO OBSERVES ISSUED TFC IN AN AVOIDANCE TURN IN THE VICINITY OF FLL.

Narrative: JUST OFF V267 ON VECTORS FOR THE ILS TO RWY 9L AT OPA LOCKA, ATC CALLED TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK POS, 2 MI, BUT UNIDENTED/UNVERIFIED. I RESPONDED, 'LOOKING, NEGATIVE CONTACT.' I SEARCHED FOR SEVERAL MORE SECONDS, BUT DID NOT SEE THE TFC. AT THIS POINT, I FIGURED THE TFC MUST HAVE PASSED BEHIND ME, SO I WENT BACK TO PREPARING FOR THE APCH. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, I AGAIN LOOKED OUTSIDE FOR TFC BECAUSE I KNEW I WAS IN A VERY CONGESTED AREA ON A CLR VFR DAY. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT I SPOTTED ACFT #2 (A DIAMOND KATANA TRAINER) PASS JUST UNDER THE TAIL OF MY ACFT APPROX 100 FT BELOW. HE/SHE APPEARED TO BE TAKING CORRECTIVE ACTION AT THAT MOMENT, IN THE FORM OF A DSNDING L TURN. IF THAT ACFT HAD NOT TAKEN CORRECTIVE ACTION AT THAT VERY MOMENT, A COLLISION WOULD HAVE PROBABLY OCCURRED BECAUSE BY THE TIME I SAW THEM, CORRECTIVE ACTION ON MY PART WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO LATE. I DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE IF THIS WAS THE ACFT THAT ATC POINTED OUT. HOWEVER, I AM GUESSING THAT IT WAS, BASED ON THE FACT THAT BTWN THE TIME ATC POINTED THEM OUT AND THE TIME THE NEAR MISS OCCURRED, NO OTHER TFC WAS CALLED. THE FACT THAT I WAS FLYING SINGLE-PLT (AND SOLO) IFR MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. AN EXTRA PAIR OF EYES WOULD HAVE LIKELY GONE A LONG WAY IN PREVENTING THIS WHOLE SIT. ALSO, BECAUSE ATC ONLY POINTED OUT THE TFC ONCE AND THEN SEVERAL SECONDS (45-60 SECONDS, BEST GUESS) PASSED WITHOUT SIGHTING THE ACFT, I ASSUMED IT WAS NO LONGER A FACTOR, AN ASSUMPTION THAT ALMOST RESULTED IN TRAGEDY.

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.