Narrative:

I was shuttling this C150 from FD77 to zph. The WX was VFR with circumnavigatable thunderstorms to the west and one to the northeast. I am not from the tampa area, but have flown in this airspace before and knew that I was outside the tampa class B airspace. I felt confident that I could make it to zph without encountering either of these thunderstorms and was anxious to get the plane to zph. The distance was only 32 mi. I figured about 20 mins en route at 2000 ft. When I was approximately 2 mi north of plant city airport, an F16 fighter passed directly in front of me in practically a vertical position. It scared the life out of me, as I had no idea why this fighter would do this. I watched as the jet flew off to the east, thinking that I may have been in a practice area that I was unaware of. I tuned to 121.5 and monitored this frequency to see if anyone had any instructions for me and I heard nothing. At this point, I had only one thought in mind and that was to get to zph, which I could see straight ahead. When all of a sudden, the F16 again passed, this time not more than 75-100 ft in front of me. The wake from this pass stood the C150 on its side. I struggled to recover the airplane to straight and level flight. I was even more frightened than when he made the first pass. Unfortunately, I had not obtained a flight briefing prior to this flight and had no idea until I had landed and began to make some inquiries that the reason for the fighter flyby was that there was a tfr in effect. I must say that I am grateful that I was not shot down, but the second pass that the F16 made nearly had the same effect. In the future, I will be sure to obtain a briefing, no matter how short the flight. But also, I might suggest that the F16 pilots use the published procedure for intercept. After reviewing these procedures, I could find nothing about flying right in front of an airplane nearly causing it to crash.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC DURING AN AIR INTERCEPT OF A C150 AT 2000 FT BY AN F16 WITHIN THE CONFINES OF A NEWLY ESTABLISHED TFR 17 NM E OF TPA, FL.

Narrative: I WAS SHUTTLING THIS C150 FROM FD77 TO ZPH. THE WX WAS VFR WITH CIRCUMNAVIGATABLE TSTMS TO THE W AND ONE TO THE NE. I AM NOT FROM THE TAMPA AREA, BUT HAVE FLOWN IN THIS AIRSPACE BEFORE AND KNEW THAT I WAS OUTSIDE THE TAMPA CLASS B AIRSPACE. I FELT CONFIDENT THAT I COULD MAKE IT TO ZPH WITHOUT ENCOUNTERING EITHER OF THESE TSTMS AND WAS ANXIOUS TO GET THE PLANE TO ZPH. THE DISTANCE WAS ONLY 32 MI. I FIGURED ABOUT 20 MINS ENRTE AT 2000 FT. WHEN I WAS APPROX 2 MI N OF PLANT CITY ARPT, AN F16 FIGHTER PASSED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME IN PRACTICALLY A VERT POS. IT SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF ME, AS I HAD NO IDEA WHY THIS FIGHTER WOULD DO THIS. I WATCHED AS THE JET FLEW OFF TO THE E, THINKING THAT I MAY HAVE BEEN IN A PRACTICE AREA THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF. I TUNED TO 121.5 AND MONITORED THIS FREQ TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD ANY INSTRUCTIONS FOR ME AND I HEARD NOTHING. AT THIS POINT, I HAD ONLY ONE THOUGHT IN MIND AND THAT WAS TO GET TO ZPH, WHICH I COULD SEE STRAIGHT AHEAD. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE F16 AGAIN PASSED, THIS TIME NOT MORE THAN 75-100 FT IN FRONT OF ME. THE WAKE FROM THIS PASS STOOD THE C150 ON ITS SIDE. I STRUGGLED TO RECOVER THE AIRPLANE TO STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLT. I WAS EVEN MORE FRIGHTENED THAN WHEN HE MADE THE FIRST PASS. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD NOT OBTAINED A FLT BRIEFING PRIOR TO THIS FLT AND HAD NO IDEA UNTIL I HAD LANDED AND BEGAN TO MAKE SOME INQUIRIES THAT THE REASON FOR THE FIGHTER FLYBY WAS THAT THERE WAS A TFR IN EFFECT. I MUST SAY THAT I AM GRATEFUL THAT I WAS NOT SHOT DOWN, BUT THE SECOND PASS THAT THE F16 MADE NEARLY HAD THE SAME EFFECT. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL BE SURE TO OBTAIN A BRIEFING, NO MATTER HOW SHORT THE FLT. BUT ALSO, I MIGHT SUGGEST THAT THE F16 PLTS USE THE PUBLISHED PROC FOR INTERCEPT. AFTER REVIEWING THESE PROCS, I COULD FIND NOTHING ABOUT FLYING RIGHT IN FRONT OF AN AIRPLANE NEARLY CAUSING IT TO CRASH.

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.