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GA pilot reported a near midair collision with a para-glider while on downwind at redlands [rei] airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1639580 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | REI.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 206 Flight Crew Total 1514 Flight Crew Type 1236 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 206 Flight Crew Total 1514 Flight Crew Type 1236 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 300 |
Narrative:
I was flying with a student doing pattern work at redlands airport. On the downwind leg we spotted a para-glider ahead of us around pattern altitude. I took controls and initiated a dive to avoid the para-glider. I am not sure about the exact miss distance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA pilot reported a NMAC with a para-glider while on downwind at Redlands [REI] airport.
Narrative: I was flying with a student doing pattern work at Redlands airport. On the downwind leg we spotted a para-glider ahead of us around pattern altitude. I took controls and initiated a dive to avoid the para-glider. I am not sure about the exact miss distance.
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.