Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 321.8; Flight Crew Total 5038.8; Flight Crew Type 102.0
Workload; Confusion; Communication Breakdown; Troubleshooting; Time Pressure; Situational Awareness; Other / Unknown; Distraction
Conflict NMAC
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Manuals; Human Factors
Shortly after departing ZZZ; just past [a reporting point]; tower pointed out traffic. I spotted an inbound [aircraft] about a half-mile away that I thought was the traffic and called it in sight and tower told me to switch to CTAF. About 30 seconds after that I saw the plane; which I assume was the aircraft they actually meant to point out to me; at the very last second just as it went under my aircraft. The weather was clear and not a factor; however the light colored plane must have blended in with the snow-covered mountains in the background. I pulled up to avoid the aircraft and had what I believed was a very near miss. We continued to our destination without farther issue and spent the night at a remote hotel without signal. The next afternoon when we returned to ZZZ; tower gave me a phone number after landing. When I called in the controller explained that the other aircraft actually reported it as a strike and that after inspecting their plane he found a tire mark on the top of his wing. At this time I have not been able to find out the pilots name; aircraft tail-number; or type. There was no damage whatsoever to the aircraft I was flying.
GA pilot reported ATC pointed out an approaching aircraft while on departure. An NMAC occurred; the reporter took evasive action and then continued to the intended destination.