An instructor pilot reported taking evasive action in order to avoid traffic reported by sct after d...

Attributes
ACN	885697
Time
Date	201004
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	LGB.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Instructor Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 7000 Flight Crew Type 700
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC
Miss Distance	Vertical 300

Narrative:

I was acting PIC; as an instructor in the right seat. Long beach airport ATIS information reported visibility 5 SM; and sky 2;100 scattered. We departed long beach airport VFR heading southwest. Approximately 5 NM from lgb; I observed that the sky was broken with estimated ceiling of 2;100 MSL. We remained in level flight; VFR at 1;500 MSL. I contacted sct approach and requested an IFR clearance for IFR to VFR on top. The tops were estimated to be 2;500 MSL. Sct approach issued an alert for traffic at 11 or 12 o'clock. I reported that I was looking for traffic. At this time the sky condition became clear above and ahead of us. I initiated a climb and remained VFR throughout the climb. At that time we saw the traffic at our 11 o'clock and approximately 1/4 mile and slightly below our altitude. I continued the climb to remain clear the other traffic's flight path. We passed over the traffic by approximately 300 ft. As we were able to remain VFR throughout the climb; I informed sct approach that we would not require IFR to VFR on top; but asked for VFR traffic advisories.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Instructor pilot reported taking evasive action in order to avoid traffic reported by SCT after departing LGB and climbing out VFR on a training flight.

Narrative: I was acting PIC; as an instructor in the right seat. Long Beach airport ATIS information reported visibility 5 SM; and sky 2;100 scattered. We departed Long Beach airport VFR heading southwest. Approximately 5 NM from LGB; I observed that the sky was broken with estimated ceiling of 2;100 MSL. We remained in level flight; VFR at 1;500 MSL. I contacted SCT Approach and requested an IFR clearance for IFR to VFR on top. The tops were estimated to be 2;500 MSL. SCT Approach issued an alert for traffic at 11 or 12 o'clock. I reported that I was looking for traffic. At this time the sky condition became clear above and ahead of us. I initiated a climb and remained VFR throughout the climb. At that time we saw the traffic at our 11 o'clock and approximately 1/4 mile and slightly below our altitude. I continued the climb to remain clear the other traffic's flight path. We passed over the traffic by approximately 300 FT. As we were able to remain VFR throughout the climb; I informed SCT Approach that we would not require IFR to VFR on Top; but asked for VFR traffic advisories.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

An instructor pilot reported taking evasive action in order to avoid traffic reported by sct after departing lgb and climbing out VFR on a training flight.