Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 2 Eng; Retractable Gear
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 43; Flight Crew Total 5300; Flight Crew Type 1700
Situational Awareness; Time Pressure
Conflict NMAC
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
Flying in the lower Chesapeake Bay at 2;500 feet heading west. Passenger in right seat caught a glimpse of an aircraft to the right about 500 feet away and 50 feet above. Aircraft was a single engine Cessna. I made a quick turn to the left and descended. Other aircraft made a climbing turn.
A VFR pilot reported a near miss at 2;500 feet over the Chesapeake Bay. Both pilots took simultaneous evasive actions.