Close proximity GA-small aircraft fgt near restricted area.

Attributes
ACN	97981
Time
Date	198811
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ykm
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 127
ASRS Report	97981
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : exit conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was approximately 10 mi north of the yakima airport heading toward ellensburg and 5 mi west of the yakima MOA. As I looked up from spotting my landmark fix I saw movement from a ridge line ahead into the horizon. An fgt was climbing in a right hand turn 1/4 mi from me and climbing toward me. I turned to the right away from him as he passed at my altitude and 100' away, taking no evasive action. Since the fgt's camouflage paint scheme blended with the ridge line I was unable to spot the fgt until he climbed and turned toward me. Once he was in the clear (away from the ridge) I could see him. Fgt's should have stayed in the MOA or cleared their turns.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX GA-SMA FGT NEAR RESTRICTED AREA.

Narrative: I WAS APPROX 10 MI N OF THE YAKIMA ARPT HDG TOWARD ELLENSBURG AND 5 MI W OF THE YAKIMA MOA. AS I LOOKED UP FROM SPOTTING MY LANDMARK FIX I SAW MOVEMENT FROM A RIDGE LINE AHEAD INTO THE HORIZON. AN FGT WAS CLBING IN A R HAND TURN 1/4 MI FROM ME AND CLBING TOWARD ME. I TURNED TO THE R AWAY FROM HIM AS HE PASSED AT MY ALT AND 100' AWAY, TAKING NO EVASIVE ACTION. SINCE THE FGT'S CAMOUFLAGE PAINT SCHEME BLENDED WITH THE RIDGE LINE I WAS UNABLE TO SPOT THE FGT UNTIL HE CLBED AND TURNED TOWARD ME. ONCE HE WAS IN THE CLR (AWAY FROM THE RIDGE) I COULD SEE HIM. FGT'S SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN THE MOA OR CLRED THEIR TURNS.

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.