A pilot executing a seg VOR-a approach with a safety pilot had a near miss with another aircraft at ...

Attributes
ACN	989577
Time
Date	201201
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	SEG.Airport
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Other PRACTICE VOR-A
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 19 Flight Crew Total 1250 Flight Crew Type 87
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Miss Distance	Horizontal 100 Vertical 100

Narrative:

I was practicing the VOR-a approach into penn valley airport. Upon departing on my take-off roll from seg immediately before the incident; I reported my intention to fly a practice VOR approach into penn valley. Once airborne and flying to the outbound leg of the approach; I announced my intention to fly the VOR-a approach into seg. I then transitioned onto the gauges and my safety pilot continued to report our position to area traffic by saying 'our call sign; VOR inbound.' there was no reported traffic or announcements from any aircraft in the area on the published unicom frequency. Upon reaching the missed approach point and transitioning from a descent to a climb out a [high wing light aircraft] appeared to fill the cockpit window. It was flying southbound at about 1;000 ft potentially in the pattern for downwind approach for runway 35 at seg. I took immediate evasive action and flew north to ipt. The [other aircraft] did not announce its presence in the area. [He] appeared unaware of our presence and may not have had its radio on. In addition to announcing my practice approach intentions; I should have given position reports in relation to the airport for non-instrument pilots who may be unaware of instrument procedures. However; it should be common knowledge that the seg VOR is 2 miles south southwest of the field.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot executing a SEG VOR-A approach with a Safety Pilot had a near miss with another aircraft at the Missed Approach Point as the other aircraft appeared to be downwind for Runway 35 and not reporting on the CTAF frequency.

Narrative: I was practicing the VOR-A approach into Penn Valley airport. Upon departing on my take-off roll from SEG immediately before the incident; I reported my intention to fly a practice VOR approach into Penn Valley. Once airborne and flying to the outbound leg of the approach; I announced my intention to fly the VOR-A approach into SEG. I then transitioned onto the gauges and my safety pilot continued to report our position to area traffic by saying 'our call sign; VOR INBOUND.' There was no reported traffic or announcements from any aircraft in the area on the published UNICOM frequency. Upon reaching the Missed Approach Point and transitioning from a descent to a climb out a [high wing light aircraft] appeared to fill the cockpit window. It was flying southbound at about 1;000 FT potentially in the pattern for downwind approach for Runway 35 at SEG. I took immediate evasive action and flew north to IPT. The [other aircraft] did not announce its presence in the area. [He] appeared unaware of our presence and may not have had its radio on. In addition to announcing my practice approach intentions; I should have given position reports in relation to the airport for non-instrument pilots who may be unaware of instrument procedures. However; it should be common knowledge that the SEG VOR is 2 miles south southwest of the field.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

A pilot executing a seg VOR-a approach with a safety pilot had a near miss with another aircraft at the missed approach point as the other aircraft appeared to be downwind for runway 35 and not reporting on the CTAF frequency.