CL601 flight crew reports a near midair collision with a paraglider while on left base for runway 10...

Attributes
ACN	1120446
Time
Date	201310
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	FLL.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Challenger CL601
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 12800 Flight Crew Type 15
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 11753 Flight Crew Type 3219
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC
Miss Distance	Horizontal 250 Vertical 400

Narrative:

While on a vector to runway 10L at fll the approach controller gave us traffic while on the left base. We had a TA and while looking for the traffic I spotted a paraglider that was dead ahead and closing at our altitude. We went through the final approach course to maneuver around the paraglider then the controller turned us back on final three miles out and cleared us for the visual approach. We were high and correcting while we were setting up for the landing. We continued on the tower control for the landing but our radio seemed weak and unreadable per tower and we touched down without a clearance or so we thought. Once we got on the ground the radio was switched and tower changed us to ground control. I called the tower when we arrived at the FBO and they stated it was no problem and they indeed approved us to land and we did not respond however we did land. We have as a crew discussed that once we were distracted on the landing that we should have just executed a go-around instead of being pressured to make the approach to keep traffic flowing. The controllers were excellent and understood the situation and could not believe the paragliders could have been that high. Kudos to fll controllers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL601 flight crew reports a NMAC with a Paraglider while on left base for Runway 10L at FLL. The Tower reported the traffic and so did TCAS before it was sighted. Evasive action is taken causing an unstabilized approach and landing.

Narrative: While on a vector to Runway 10L at FLL the Approach Controller gave us traffic while on the left base. We had a TA and while looking for the traffic I spotted a Paraglider that was dead ahead and closing at our altitude. We went through the final approach course to maneuver around the Paraglider then the Controller turned us back on final three miles out and cleared us for the visual approach. We were high and correcting while we were setting up for the landing. We continued on the Tower Control for the landing but our radio seemed weak and unreadable per Tower and we touched down without a clearance or so we thought. Once we got on the ground the radio was switched and Tower changed us to Ground Control. I called the Tower when we arrived at the FBO and they stated it was no problem and they indeed approved us to land and we did not respond however we did land. We have as a crew discussed that once we were distracted on the landing that we should have just executed a go-around instead of being pressured to make the approach to keep traffic flowing. The controllers were excellent and understood the situation and could not believe the paragliders could have been that high. KUDOS to FLL controllers.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

CL601 flight crew reports a near midair collision with a paraglider while on left base for runway 10L at fll. The tower reported the traffic and so did TCAS before it was sighted. Evasive action is taken causing an unstabilized approach and landing.