Narrative:

On the day in question (sep/thu/03) I was plting a C152 from 0o5 (university) airport to the practice area for training. The practice area is approximately 4 mi west of 2q3 airport, and approximately 9 mi south of watts/woodland airport. I was climbing on a heading of approximately 270 degrees. As I was doing so, I was carefully scanning the area in front of me and horizontally to me. All of a sudden, I saw a white, low winged aircraft (most likely a bonanza, but I'm not sure) at my 4 O'clock position. The aircraft was extremely close to me, probably 200 ft below and 200 ft laterally from me. I immediately pulled up to climb, and the pilot of the other plane banked hard left to avoid a collision. Thankfully, we did not collide. There are several ways this occurrence could have been prevented. I could have been watching my 4 O'clock position more carefully, first of all. However, the C152 badly obstructs this view somewhat. Most importantly, however, I know now to be very carefully when crossing the extended runway centerline of other airports, even if I am several mi from them. The reason for this is that many pilots fly straight out from this airport (watts/woodland) in high-performance airplanes en route to more populous southern areas (san francisco). This is because there is a maintenance facility at this airport that services many fast, high performance airplanes such as the plane I almost collided with. In short, this occurrence scared me enough to impress upon me the critical nature of scanning not only the sky to the front and side of the aircraft, but also to periodically check one's 5, 6 and 7 O'clock position for planes that may be overtaking your aircraft and climbing/descending simultaneously. It was an occurrence that could have been prevented, and I will do everything possible in the future to make sure it doesn't happen again to me.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C152 PLT HAS AN NMAC WITH A BEECH BONANZA.

Narrative: ON THE DAY IN QUESTION (SEP/THU/03) I WAS PLTING A C152 FROM 0O5 (UNIVERSITY) ARPT TO THE PRACTICE AREA FOR TRAINING. THE PRACTICE AREA IS APPROX 4 MI W OF 2Q3 ARPT, AND APPROX 9 MI S OF WATTS/WOODLAND ARPT. I WAS CLBING ON A HDG OF APPROX 270 DEGS. AS I WAS DOING SO, I WAS CAREFULLY SCANNING THE AREA IN FRONT OF ME AND HORIZLY TO ME. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I SAW A WHITE, LOW WINGED ACFT (MOST LIKELY A BONANZA, BUT I'M NOT SURE) AT MY 4 O'CLOCK POS. THE ACFT WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO ME, PROBABLY 200 FT BELOW AND 200 FT LATERALLY FROM ME. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED UP TO CLB, AND THE PLT OF THE OTHER PLANE BANKED HARD L TO AVOID A COLLISION. THANKFULLY, WE DID NOT COLLIDE. THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS THIS OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. I COULD HAVE BEEN WATCHING MY 4 O'CLOCK POS MORE CAREFULLY, FIRST OF ALL. HOWEVER, THE C152 BADLY OBSTRUCTS THIS VIEW SOMEWHAT. MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOWEVER, I KNOW NOW TO BE VERY CAREFULLY WHEN XING THE EXTENDED RWY CTRLINE OF OTHER ARPTS, EVEN IF I AM SEVERAL MI FROM THEM. THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT MANY PLTS FLY STRAIGHT OUT FROM THIS ARPT (WATTS/WOODLAND) IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE AIRPLANES ENRTE TO MORE POPULOUS SOUTHERN AREAS (SAN FRANCISCO). THIS IS BECAUSE THERE IS A MAINT FACILITY AT THIS ARPT THAT SVCS MANY FAST, HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRPLANES SUCH AS THE PLANE I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH. IN SHORT, THIS OCCURRENCE SCARED ME ENOUGH TO IMPRESS UPON ME THE CRITICAL NATURE OF SCANNING NOT ONLY THE SKY TO THE FRONT AND SIDE OF THE ACFT, BUT ALSO TO PERIODICALLY CHK ONE'S 5, 6 AND 7 O'CLOCK POS FOR PLANES THAT MAY BE OVERTAKING YOUR ACFT AND CLBING/DSNDING SIMULTANEOUSLY. IT WAS AN OCCURRENCE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED, AND I WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE IN THE FUTURE TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN TO ME.

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.