Amateur/Home Built/Experimental
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Total 500
Situational Awareness
Conflict NMAC
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
Approaching LAL from the north; VFR with flight following. Cruising at about 120 knots; overtaken by a single-engine jet 200 feet above with approximately the same heading. Observed traffic on GPS unit as it descended to the same altitude and closed distance; but could not obtain visual. Received collision alert on GPS unit. Attempted to deviate left of course to allow overtaking jet to pass on the right. Received second alert as jet appeared to be at the same position. Observed jet as it passed on the left a few hundred feet away at the same altitude.
GA pilot reported a NMAC with an overtaking single-engine jet aircraft in the vicinity of LAL airport.