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Glider pilot reported an near midair collision with another glider while landing at a private field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1367744 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 13 Flight Crew Total 93 Flight Crew Type 7 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 15 Vertical 30 |
Narrative:
Local glider [operations]; light/no wind. Standard operations in such conditions are to take off and land in opposite directions. I made 3 mi/1;500 feet radio call for standard left pattern landing north. Visually observed [another] glider at south end of airfield 1;800 feet. I made pattern entry call at ip; left pattern; landing north. I performed checklist and lost sight of [him] while visually verifying check items. I verified runway was clear of gliders/tow plane and flew a standard downwind pattern for a long landing that would place me a few hundred feet from the take off point. At approximately mid field; 30 feet off the ground; I had spoilers closed and was using ground effect to extend glide to touch down point. I observed the [other glider] with spoilers open on opposite final approximately 500 feet distant and 150 feet above. I opened spoilers to full position and dropped to the runway steering to the left edge. [The other glider] closed spoilers and passed overhead. Both pilots reacted correctly after recognizing the situation. Both aircraft had safe landings with no damage. [The other glider] pilot had observed multiple take off and landings during the operating day and has [operated at field] for years with experience using opposite takeoff/landing patterns. It is unknown why he flew the south landing pattern.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Glider pilot reported an NMAC with another glider while landing at a private field.
Narrative: Local glider [operations]; light/no wind. Standard operations in such conditions are to take off and land in opposite directions. I made 3 MI/1;500 feet radio call for standard left pattern landing North. Visually observed [another] glider at South end of airfield 1;800 feet. I made pattern entry call at IP; left pattern; landing North. I performed checklist and lost sight of [him] while visually verifying check items. I verified runway was clear of gliders/tow plane and flew a standard downwind pattern for a long landing that would place me a few hundred feet from the take off point. At approximately mid field; 30 feet off the ground; I had spoilers closed and was using ground effect to extend glide to touch down point. I observed the [other glider] with spoilers open on opposite final approximately 500 feet distant and 150 feet above. I opened spoilers to full position and dropped to the runway steering to the left edge. [The other glider] closed spoilers and passed overhead. Both pilots reacted correctly after recognizing the situation. Both aircraft had safe landings with no damage. [The other glider] pilot had observed multiple take off and landings during the operating day and has [operated at field] for years with experience using opposite takeoff/landing patterns. It is unknown why he flew the South landing pattern.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.