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Presence of hang gliders in an area not charted with hang glider logo provides an unpleasant surprise for small aircraft pilot. Potential conflicts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 238449 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199304 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 2500 agl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : oak |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| ASRS Report | 238449 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On apr/sat/93 about XA30-XB00 pm, I was on a return flight from turlock, ca. I was in contact with bay approach for TA's and as I was passing mission hills east of sjc airport at 2500 ft AGL, I encountered 2 hang gliders, about the same altitude as I was and 1 about 3000 ft or higher. As a pilot, I feel this is a hazardous condition. This is a very busy air corridor. I hope something can be done about this situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PRESENCE OF HANG GLIDERS IN AN AREA NOT CHARTED WITH HANG GLIDER LOGO PROVIDES AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE FOR SMA PLT. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.
Narrative: ON APR/SAT/93 ABOUT XA30-XB00 PM, I WAS ON A RETURN FLT FROM TURLOCK, CA. I WAS IN CONTACT WITH BAY APCH FOR TA'S AND AS I WAS PASSING MISSION HILLS E OF SJC ARPT AT 2500 FT AGL, I ENCOUNTERED 2 HANG GLIDERS, ABOUT THE SAME ALT AS I WAS AND 1 ABOUT 3000 FT OR HIGHER. AS A PLT, I FEEL THIS IS A HAZARDOUS CONDITION. THIS IS A VERY BUSY AIR CORRIDOR. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS SIT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.