Near midair collision between a maneuvering PA28 on a training flight and a P34 in cruise at 2500 ft 15 NM northwest of mlb, fl. Pilot maneuvering in a known PA28-161 practice area.

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Attributes
ACN	607047
Time
Date	200401
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : mlb.vor
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 325 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	607047
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 150
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was conducting a training flight. The student was a pre-private, learning steep turn stalls. Conducted clearing turns, and after seeing no traffic, began steep turn towards the southeast. Student pilot did left turn, rolled out and began right turn. On rollout from right turn, I sighted a seneca on a head-on heading at same altitude. I took controls and went power full and made a climbing right turn. Seneca did not alter course or react. Seneca passed 100-200 ft beneath us. Pilot of seneca had blue and white shirt on! I still don't know if the seneca saw us. I'm glad I saw him! We were in practice area 'B' for melbourne. The flight training areas around melbourne and vero brach are some of the busiest in the area. An alert area needs to be established around mlb and transient pilots should be made aware of the frequency used by the aircraft in the practice areas. The experience definitely shook me up and while my student and I did clear the area prior to maneuvering, I will be sure to check even more carefully next time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN A MANEUVERING PA28 ON A TRAINING FLT AND A P34 IN CRUISE AT 2500 FT 15 NM NW OF MLB, FL. PLT MANEUVERING IN A KNOWN PA28-161 PRACTICE AREA.

Narrative: I WAS CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLT. THE STUDENT WAS A PRE-PVT, LEARNING STEEP TURN STALLS. CONDUCTED CLRING TURNS, AND AFTER SEEING NO TFC, BEGAN STEEP TURN TOWARDS THE SE. STUDENT PLT DID L TURN, ROLLED OUT AND BEGAN R TURN. ON ROLLOUT FROM R TURN, I SIGHTED A SENECA ON A HEAD-ON HDG AT SAME ALT. I TOOK CTLS AND WENT PWR FULL AND MADE A CLBING R TURN. SENECA DID NOT ALTER COURSE OR REACT. SENECA PASSED 100-200 FT BENEATH US. PLT OF SENECA HAD BLUE AND WHITE SHIRT ON! I STILL DON'T KNOW IF THE SENECA SAW US. I'M GLAD I SAW HIM! WE WERE IN PRACTICE AREA 'B' FOR MELBOURNE. THE FLT TRAINING AREAS AROUND MELBOURNE AND VERO BRACH ARE SOME OF THE BUSIEST IN THE AREA. AN ALERT AREA NEEDS TO BE ESTABLISHED AROUND MLB AND TRANSIENT PLTS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE FREQ USED BY THE ACFT IN THE PRACTICE AREAS. THE EXPERIENCE DEFINITELY SHOOK ME UP AND WHILE MY STUDENT AND I DID CLR THE AREA PRIOR TO MANEUVERING, I WILL BE SURE TO CHK EVEN MORE CAREFULLY NEXT TIME.

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.