Narrative:

While on an IFR flight plan to mqj airport, in, I was cleared by the ind approach controller to descend from 7000 ft to 4000 ft and then to 3000 ft and to fly directly to the mount comfort airport. When my altitude, as best I can recall, was about 3250 ft MSL, the skywatch traffic avoidance system announced 'traffic, traffic!' I noted on the skywatch display and the mfd there was traffic at about my 11 O'clock position and 200 ft below. The symbology indicated that the other aircraft was within the closest point of approach. The ind approach controller was contacted to inquire about this traffic. The controller indicated he had been trying to reach me for 2 or 3 mi, but had been unable to do so. As we were speaking, I observed a beechcraft bonanza below me at about my 11 O'clock position. My compass heading was about 109 degrees and it is estimated the bonanza's heading would have been about 130 degrees. I immediately initiated climb, and as I was climbing, I turned to the north to better clear the path of the bonanza. At the same time I initiated evasive maneuver, I advised the ind approach controller of my action. No objection was raised. I continued the climb to about 4400 ft of altitude on a northerly heading because the skywatch indicated that the other aircraft was still 200 ft below me. The controller shortly advised that I was clear of the bonanza traffic and cleared me to land at the mqj airport, in.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE95 SINGLE PLT, WHILE IFR ON APCH TO MQJ, EXPERIENCED AN NMAC WITH ANOTHER BONANZA WHICH HE DETECTED ON HIS TFC AVOIDANCE SYS BEFORE IND CALLED IT OUT.

Narrative: WHILE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN TO MQJ ARPT, IN, I WAS CLRED BY THE IND APCH CTLR TO DSND FROM 7000 FT TO 4000 FT AND THEN TO 3000 FT AND TO FLY DIRECTLY TO THE MOUNT COMFORT ARPT. WHEN MY ALT, AS BEST I CAN RECALL, WAS ABOUT 3250 FT MSL, THE SKYWATCH TFC AVOIDANCE SYS ANNOUNCED 'TFC, TFC!' I NOTED ON THE SKYWATCH DISPLAY AND THE MFD THERE WAS TFC AT ABOUT MY 11 O'CLOCK POS AND 200 FT BELOW. THE SYMBOLOGY INDICATED THAT THE OTHER ACFT WAS WITHIN THE CLOSEST POINT OF APCH. THE IND APCH CTLR WAS CONTACTED TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS TFC. THE CTLR INDICATED HE HAD BEEN TRYING TO REACH ME FOR 2 OR 3 MI, BUT HAD BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO. AS WE WERE SPEAKING, I OBSERVED A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA BELOW ME AT ABOUT MY 11 O'CLOCK POS. MY COMPASS HDG WAS ABOUT 109 DEGS AND IT IS ESTIMATED THE BONANZA'S HDG WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 130 DEGS. I IMMEDIATELY INITIATED CLB, AND AS I WAS CLBING, I TURNED TO THE N TO BETTER CLR THE PATH OF THE BONANZA. AT THE SAME TIME I INITIATED EVASIVE MANEUVER, I ADVISED THE IND APCH CTLR OF MY ACTION. NO OBJECTION WAS RAISED. I CONTINUED THE CLB TO ABOUT 4400 FT OF ALT ON A NORTHERLY HDG BECAUSE THE SKYWATCH INDICATED THAT THE OTHER ACFT WAS STILL 200 FT BELOW ME. THE CTLR SHORTLY ADVISED THAT I WAS CLR OF THE BONANZA TFC AND CLRED ME TO LAND AT THE MQJ ARPT, IN.

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.