This is an excerpt from a report made to the Aviation Safety Reporting System. The narrative is written by the pilot, rather than FAA or NTSB officials. To maintain anonymity, many details, such as aircraft model or airport, are often scrubbed from the reports.
Aircraft Y nearly collided with me in my Aircraft X. I had all anti-collision lights on at dusk, this aircraft had no lights on until approximately 30 seconds after the near collision.
The aircraft approached from the right at approximately a 30° intercept angle. I did not spot the aircraft until it was roughly 100 feet away, at which point I took evasive action and dove my aircraft.
Had evasive action not been taken we would have certainly collided.
The other aircraft took no evasive action and did not seem to notice my aircraft until I had passed on the other side of them, at which point they turned on their lights.
Primary Problem: Human Factors
ACN: 1837311
Like to hear about other pilots experiences. ADS has increased Safety.
I don’t think ADSB has increased safety. There is so much airspace that ADSB is not required but we get so dependent on the “screen” that we are not looking outside.
We get so conditioned that if the screen don’t show traffic, then there is no traffic.
The screen becomes our primary source and our eyes and brain the secondary source. Should be the opposite.