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Glider pilot has near midair collision with small aircraft while executing non standard approach circuit to uncontrolled airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 112795 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198906 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : crs |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 112795 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was returning to texas soaring association gliderport, midlothian, tx following a cross country soaring flight. Due to passage of a cold front, lift was shut off and I was low and needing a place to land. I had selected the corsicana airport and at the base entry point, encountered rising air and began to circle in an attempt to gain altitude and complete my trip. Due to a wind from the east, my circle drifted across the final approach to the airport. (I started circling east of the runway, the traffic pattern was to the west.) as I was directly over the final approach, I noticed a light single engine aircraft turn final directly under me. I don't know whether he saw me or not, no evasive action was taken by either aircraft. This incident could have been prevented if I had simply entered the pattern and landed but the desire to avoid a trailered retrieve (approximately 50 mi) clouded my judgement.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GLIDER PLT HAS NMAC WITH SMA WHILE EXECUTING NON STANDARD APCH CIRCUIT TO UNCONTROLLED ARPT.
Narrative: I WAS RETURNING TO TEXAS SOARING ASSOCIATION GLIDERPORT, MIDLOTHIAN, TX FOLLOWING A CROSS COUNTRY SOARING FLT. DUE TO PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT, LIFT WAS SHUT OFF AND I WAS LOW AND NEEDING A PLACE TO LAND. I HAD SELECTED THE CORSICANA ARPT AND AT THE BASE ENTRY POINT, ENCOUNTERED RISING AIR AND BEGAN TO CIRCLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN ALT AND COMPLETE MY TRIP. DUE TO A WIND FROM THE EAST, MY CIRCLE DRIFTED ACROSS THE FINAL APCH TO THE ARPT. (I STARTED CIRCLING EAST OF THE RWY, THE TFC PATTERN WAS TO THE WEST.) AS I WAS DIRECTLY OVER THE FINAL APCH, I NOTICED A LIGHT SINGLE ENGINE ACFT TURN FINAL DIRECTLY UNDER ME. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER HE SAW ME OR NOT, NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY EITHER ACFT. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF I HAD SIMPLY ENTERED THE PATTERN AND LANDED BUT THE DESIRE TO AVOID A TRAILERED RETRIEVE (APPROX 50 MI) CLOUDED MY JUDGEMENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.