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Air carrier widebody transport has an airborne encounter and near midair collision with a hang glider 10 NM from lga at 11000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 272000 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199405 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : n90 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Other |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 272000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight was in the departure phase on may/xx/94 when an airlines commuter flight called traffic to departure control. We had the commuter flight in sight, but did not see the other traffic at that point. They expanded on the traffic report saying it appeared to be a motorized hangglider. Almost immediately we saw the traffic at 12-1 O'clock closing rapidly. We took evasive action immediately. As it passed, it indeed appeared to be an unpwred hang glider that was 10500-11000 ft. The evasive action required approximately a 25 degree left bank and an increase in the rate of climb. The red and yellow hang glider passed less than .25 mi to our right. Without the extended maneuver, I feel we would have hit the glider. After the incident, we had many questions such as, how did the vehicle get there, why was he there, etc. We will probably never know the answers. Thanks for the visual callout, they are still imperative.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR WDB HAS AN AIRBORNE ENCOUNTER AND NMAC WITH A HANG GLIDER 10 NM FROM LGA AT 11000 FT.
Narrative: FLT WAS IN THE DEP PHASE ON MAY/XX/94 WHEN AN AIRLINES COMMUTER FLT CALLED TFC TO DEP CTL. WE HAD THE COMMUTER FLT IN SIGHT, BUT DID NOT SEE THE OTHER TFC AT THAT POINT. THEY EXPANDED ON THE TFC RPT SAYING IT APPEARED TO BE A MOTORIZED HANGGLIDER. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WE SAW THE TFC AT 12-1 O'CLOCK CLOSING RAPIDLY. WE TOOK EVASIVE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. AS IT PASSED, IT INDEED APPEARED TO BE AN UNPWRED HANG GLIDER THAT WAS 10500-11000 FT. THE EVASIVE ACTION REQUIRED APPROX A 25 DEG L BANK AND AN INCREASE IN THE RATE OF CLB. THE RED AND YELLOW HANG GLIDER PASSED LESS THAN .25 MI TO OUR R. WITHOUT THE EXTENDED MANEUVER, I FEEL WE WOULD HAVE HIT THE GLIDER. AFTER THE INCIDENT, WE HAD MANY QUESTIONS SUCH AS, HOW DID THE VEHICLE GET THERE, WHY WAS HE THERE, ETC. WE WILL PROBABLY NEVER KNOW THE ANSWERS. THANKS FOR THE VISUAL CALLOUT, THEY ARE STILL IMPERATIVE.
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.