2 small aircraft aircraft returning from training flight have near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	95975
Time
Date	198810
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pao
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pao
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	95975
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	95976
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were coming from mission peak towards leslie salt for landing at pao. Upon seeing other aircraft pilot took evasive action to avoid collision. After avoiding aircraft maintained present heading and then made a right 360 degree so as not to create a further hazard. We called pao and proceeded to fly to pao for landing. The other pilots in the other aircraft inquired over frequency where we were landing because he felt we buzzed him intentionally. Back on the ground in pao all 4 pilots and the director of the pao flying club convened to discuss the situation. The other aircraft's PIC, an instructor (who was apparently engaged in instrument training), accused us of buzzing him intentionally. We made it clear to him we were returning from a training flight descending to our reporting point. We were monitoring 3-5 other aircraft in the area and did not see their aircraft until we were upon them when we then took immediate action. We apologized for scaring them and reaffirmed that the incident was in no way intentional. Supplemental information from acn 95976: the sun was probably a factor in us seeing him along with the haze. The sunol area had scattered clouds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 SMA ACFT RETURNING FROM TRAINING FLT HAVE NMAC.

Narrative: WE WERE COMING FROM MISSION PEAK TOWARDS LESLIE SALT FOR LNDG AT PAO. UPON SEEING OTHER ACFT PLT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID COLLISION. AFTER AVOIDING ACFT MAINTAINED PRESENT HDG AND THEN MADE A RIGHT 360 DEG SO AS NOT TO CREATE A FURTHER HAZARD. WE CALLED PAO AND PROCEEDED TO FLY TO PAO FOR LNDG. THE OTHER PLTS IN THE OTHER ACFT INQUIRED OVER FREQ WHERE WE WERE LNDG BECAUSE HE FELT WE BUZZED HIM INTENTIONALLY. BACK ON THE GND IN PAO ALL 4 PLTS AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE PAO FLYING CLUB CONVENED TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION. THE OTHER ACFT'S PIC, AN INSTRUCTOR (WHO WAS APPARENTLY ENGAGED IN INSTRUMENT TRNING), ACCUSED US OF BUZZING HIM INTENTIONALLY. WE MADE IT CLEAR TO HIM WE WERE RETURNING FROM A TRNING FLT DSNDING TO OUR RPTING POINT. WE WERE MONITORING 3-5 OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA AND DID NOT SEE THEIR ACFT UNTIL WE WERE UPON THEM WHEN WE THEN TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION. WE APOLOGIZED FOR SCARING THEM AND REAFFIRMED THAT THE INCIDENT WAS IN NO WAY INTENTIONAL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 95976: THE SUN WAS PROBABLY A FACTOR IN US SEEING HIM ALONG WITH THE HAZE. THE SUNOL AREA HAD SCATTERED CLOUDS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.