Narrative:

Aircraft was in cruise on IFR plan in VMC. Another aircraft that was climbing appeared in front of aircraft and slightly to the left from below the nose of the aircraft in cruise. The approaching aircraft was taking evasive action via a hard climbing turn to its right. There was no notice of aircraft in the proximity given by ATC. ATC was notified of the near miss.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE36 pilot on an IFR flight plan reported a near miss at 9;000 FT with no advance ATC notification as the unidentified aircraft took evasive action.

Narrative: Aircraft was in cruise on IFR plan in VMC. Another aircraft that was climbing appeared in front of aircraft and slightly to the left from below the nose of the aircraft in cruise. The approaching aircraft was taking evasive action via a hard climbing turn to its right. There was no notice of aircraft in the proximity given by ATC. ATC was notified of the near miss.

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.