PA32 pilot reports near midair collision with overtaking cessna.

Attributes
ACN	757214
Time
Date	200710
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gov.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 1390 flight time type : 54
ASRS Report	757214
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac maintenance problem : improper documentation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 150 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

I was on a VFR flight at 4500 ft level; heading 320 degrees with RA's. WX was cavu. Saginaw approach turned me over to msp center. I checked in with msp and was acknowledged in radar contact. While passing grayling airport; a sebound cessna appeared out of nowhere at my 4 O'clock position. I only noticed it when it got into my scanning range. There were 4 souls aboard my aircraft; one in the left rear sleeping; pilot; copilot and right rear passenger all alert and scanning. Pilot of overtaking aircraft dove to the left and cleared below and astern. Had he not turned; aircraft would have rammed us mid-ship.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 PLT REPORTS NMAC WITH OVERTAKING CESSNA.

Narrative: I WAS ON A VFR FLT AT 4500 FT LEVEL; HDG 320 DEGS WITH RA'S. WX WAS CAVU. SAGINAW APCH TURNED ME OVER TO MSP CTR. I CHKED IN WITH MSP AND WAS ACKNOWLEDGED IN RADAR CONTACT. WHILE PASSING GRAYLING ARPT; A SEBOUND CESSNA APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE AT MY 4 O'CLOCK POS. I ONLY NOTICED IT WHEN IT GOT INTO MY SCANNING RANGE. THERE WERE 4 SOULS ABOARD MY ACFT; ONE IN THE L REAR SLEEPING; PLT; COPLT AND R REAR PAX ALL ALERT AND SCANNING. PLT OF OVERTAKING ACFT DOVE TO THE L AND CLRED BELOW AND ASTERN. HAD HE NOT TURNED; ACFT WOULD HAVE RAMMED US MID-SHIP.

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.