PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 249.8; Flight Crew Total 731.5; Flight Crew Type 485.9
Distraction; Situational Awareness
Conflict NMAC
Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
I was conducting an instrument training flight. I had instructed my student to perform a holding pattern north of the DUYGE GPS waypoint with a 170 course inbound at 4;500 MSL. My student was struggling to understand the correct procedure; so I was having to explain; which distracted my attention. To make matters worse; I had instructed my student to initiate a climb in order to adhere to a minimum training altitude over Sky Ranch At Carefree Pvt airport. Meanwhile; another airplane was approaching from the south on a course that would overfly our holding pattern. As we turned inbound; I noticed the traffic on my Foreflight map display via Sentry ADS-B. I immediately had my student level off to avoid climbing into the oncoming traffic. A few moments later; the traffic passed just 400 feet above headed in the opposite direction. I believe this conflict resulted from poor planning and lack of situational awareness. If we had been established at the correct altitude before entering the holding pattern; and if I had been more vigilant; scanning for other traffic; this conflict could have been avoided.
PA28 Instructor Pilot reported an NMAC with another aircraft in the vicinity of 18AZ airport.