Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 65; Flight Crew Total 1000; Flight Crew Type 870
Situational Awareness; Distraction
Conflict NMAC
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Airspace Structure; Procedure
During an approach my student was wearing the hood and I was listening in to an aircraft which departed out of Asheville and was on its way towards Greenville. I knew that we would see him sometime in flight and I made that mental note. On approach; flying straight and level; ATC called traffic at twelve o'clock slightly lower than we were and it was an RV-8. From my experience I know what an RV-8 looks like. I looked to my one o'clock and saw an RV-8 about 700 FT below us; opposite direction; and appeared to be cruising at that altitude. I looked at him for about 20 seconds; listened to other pilot say he didn't have us in sight. When I looked forward; I saw another RV-8; the one that ATC really called out for us; cruise right over us and slightly to the left. It had to be about 150 FT vertical and 50 FT horizontal. Unfortunately it happened so fast there was no requirement for evasive action. It was my fault for stopping my scan and I believe ATC should provide traffic advisories more frequently when they know two airplanes are on a intersecting course. From this I learned to keep up my scan!
C172 instructor reports a NMAC at 5;000 FT during vectors for an ILS approach at Asheville; with an RV-8 that had been pointed out by ATC.