Reported close proximity between reporter small aircraft and unk aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	97505
Time
Date	198811
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : trk
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14500 msl bound upper : 14500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa tower : mem
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	97505
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Left trk to watsonville. Climbed out between clouds to on top. When clear of mountains started let down between clouds. When I landed at watsonville I was told to call ZOA. I was supposedly tracked on radar although I was to told I could have been lost in bay area traffic. All this was news to me. At no time was I in violation or knew of any near miss. The gentleman I talked to at center said he did not know what the other pilot was going to do. At any rate I don't want any hassles so I am filing this report. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: on callback reporter confirmed he never saw the other aircraft. He was clear of clouds at all times, and ARTCC supervisor was not sure they had tracked the correct aircraft since positive contact was lost in the sfo area. Analyst was unable to get any additional information from the reporter. Says he cannot report what he did not see.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTED CLOSE PROX BETWEEN REPORTER SMA AND UNK ACFT.

Narrative: LEFT TRK TO WATSONVILLE. CLBED OUT BTWN CLOUDS TO ON TOP. WHEN CLR OF MOUNTAINS STARTED LET DOWN BTWN CLOUDS. WHEN I LANDED AT WATSONVILLE I WAS TOLD TO CALL ZOA. I WAS SUPPOSEDLY TRACKED ON RADAR ALTHOUGH I WAS TO TOLD I COULD HAVE BEEN LOST IN BAY AREA TFC. ALL THIS WAS NEWS TO ME. AT NO TIME WAS I IN VIOLATION OR KNEW OF ANY NEAR MISS. THE GENTLEMAN I TALKED TO AT CENTER SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE OTHER PLT WAS GOING TO DO. AT ANY RATE I DON'T WANT ANY HASSLES SO I AM FILING THIS RPT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: ON CALLBACK RPTR CONFIRMED HE NEVER SAW THE OTHER ACFT. HE WAS CLEAR OF CLOUDS AT ALL TIMES, AND ARTCC SUPVR WAS NOT SURE THEY HAD TRACKED THE CORRECT ACFT SINCE POSITIVE CONTACT WAS LOST IN THE SFO AREA. ANALYST WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY ADDITIONAL INFO FROM THE RPTR. SAYS HE CANNOT RPT WHAT HE DID NOT SEE.

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.