A C172 low time pilot perceived an near midair collision 10 NM west of ism.

Attributes
ACN	571341
Time
Date	200301
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ism.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 2700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ism.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	571341
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

When climbing from 2000-3000 ft, I noticed a light jet with military markings traveling from north to south. I leveled off at 2700 ft and the jet passed in front of me 300 ft above.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 LOW TIME PLT PERCEIVED AN NMAC 10 NM W OF ISM.

Narrative: WHEN CLBING FROM 2000-3000 FT, I NOTICED A LIGHT JET WITH MIL MARKINGS TRAVELING FROM N TO S. I LEVELED OFF AT 2700 FT AND THE JET PASSED IN FRONT OF ME 300 FT ABOVE.

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.