Eclipse 500
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 49; Flight Crew Total 25000; Flight Crew Type 720
Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown
Conflict NMAC
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Procedure; Human Factors
Approximately 25 miles west of destination (ZZZ); I cancelled IFR with ZZZ Approach. The controller told me to squawk VFR and to switch to CTAF; On CTAF; I called 20 miles west of the field; then 10 miles west. In both calls I said I would fly over the field for a left downwind to Runway XX. About 5 miles west and descending through about 6;000-6;500 ft.; I was about to call 5 miles. when the the aircraft traffic advisory system announced traffic. The display indicated the traffic was at our position and altitude. I saw the Cessna when it was about 200 ft. directly in front of me traveling in the opposite direction. I pulled up abruptly and avoided a collision. I did not see the Cessna maneuver in any way to avoid the collision. I flew the rest of the pattern as planned.
Pilot reported taking evasive action to avoid a mid air collision with another aircraft.