PA 28 was involved in a traffic conflict with converging traffic.

Attributes
ACN	754972
Time
Date	200709
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ves.airport
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl single value : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : yip.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	754972
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were coming back to ues. I looked to my left and there was an airplane about my 8 O'clock position converging towards us from 1 NM. The other aircraft was almost parallel to our flight path and gaining ground. I saw that he was not doing anything about it or did not see us. So I turned to the right and started a descent. The other aircraft flew over the top of us and did what looked to be like a stall after we gained sight of the aircraft on the right side of ours. The other aircraft then went off in a southerly direction. My airplane or the other aircraft could have received flight following and maybe had a heads-up as to where the other aircraft was. The other aircraft should have been properly scanning for traffic and maybe clearing turns to make sure there were no other aircraft in the vicinity before practicing maneuvers. Ads-B may have prevented this situation had we both had it installed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA 28 WAS INVOLVED IN A TFC CONFLICT WITH CONVERGING TFC.

Narrative: WE WERE COMING BACK TO UES. I LOOKED TO MY L AND THERE WAS AN AIRPLANE ABOUT MY 8 O'CLOCK POS CONVERGING TOWARDS US FROM 1 NM. THE OTHER ACFT WAS ALMOST PARALLEL TO OUR FLT PATH AND GAINING GND. I SAW THAT HE WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT OR DID NOT SEE US. SO I TURNED TO THE R AND STARTED A DSCNT. THE OTHER ACFT FLEW OVER THE TOP OF US AND DID WHAT LOOKED TO BE LIKE A STALL AFTER WE GAINED SIGHT OF THE ACFT ON THE R SIDE OF OURS. THE OTHER ACFT THEN WENT OFF IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. MY AIRPLANE OR THE OTHER ACFT COULD HAVE RECEIVED FLT FOLLOWING AND MAYBE HAD A HEADS-UP AS TO WHERE THE OTHER ACFT WAS. THE OTHER ACFT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROPERLY SCANNING FOR TFC AND MAYBE CLRING TURNS TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT IN THE VICINITY BEFORE PRACTICING MANEUVERS. ADS-B MAY HAVE PREVENTED THIS SIT HAD WE BOTH HAD IT INSTALLED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.