Should be called a “near hit”.
According to the late George Carlin, they should have been called “near hits”. His lampooning of the airline industry was hilarious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46fOtLfYC4Q
Near Hit
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As a pilot involved in a few near hits in the skies over VN, I am all in on your “Near Hit” suggestion.
Also, it was on land and not “in the skies”.