Narrative:

On a vector from the north in a left bank to intercept the ILS 9L localizer at pbi while turning around some clouds. In the turn I noticed a hang glider directly in front in our flight path and made a correction to the right to avoid a collision. The hang glider was co-altitude at 4200 ft, on the centerline of the ILS 9L approach at about 15 mi. We continued the approach without incident and reported the hang glider to approach control and after landing to ground control. I called ground control after deboarding our passenger: some of which had seen the hang glider also, and filed a report with him. During the conversation it was obvious that it was a 'regular' occurrence at that location and that there wasn't much that could be done. I don't think we should wait until something bad happens before action can be taken and I believe that here is a perfect example of something we can prevent from happening. I'm certain next wkend other hang gliders will be exactly at the same location and other airliners will be there too. This situation is well known by the local controllers, but no NOTAM or advisory was issued about this. This needs to be changed. I'm flying this exact rotation the rest of the month and I'll be looking for some NOTAMS or advisories concerning this.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN AN ACR MLG AND A HANG GLIDER IN PROX OF ARSA CLASS C AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ON A VECTOR FROM THE N IN A L BANK TO INTERCEPT THE ILS 9L LOC AT PBI WHILE TURNING AROUND SOME CLOUDS. IN THE TURN I NOTICED A HANG GLIDER DIRECTLY IN FRONT IN OUR FLT PATH AND MADE A CORRECTION TO THE R TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE HANG GLIDER WAS CO-ALT AT 4200 FT, ON THE CTRLINE OF THE ILS 9L APCH AT ABOUT 15 MI. WE CONTINUED THE APCH WITHOUT INCIDENT AND RPTED THE HANG GLIDER TO APCH CTL AND AFTER LNDG TO GND CTL. I CALLED GND CTL AFTER DEBOARDING OUR PAX: SOME OF WHICH HAD SEEN THE HANG GLIDER ALSO, AND FILED A RPT WITH HIM. DURING THE CONVERSATION IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT IT WAS A 'REGULAR' OCCURRENCE AT THAT LOCATION AND THAT THERE WASN'T MUCH THAT COULD BE DONE. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS BEFORE ACTION CAN BE TAKEN AND I BELIEVE THAT HERE IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING WE CAN PREVENT FROM HAPPENING. I'M CERTAIN NEXT WKEND OTHER HANG GLIDERS WILL BE EXACTLY AT THE SAME LOCATION AND OTHER AIRLINERS WILL BE THERE TOO. THIS SIT IS WELL KNOWN BY THE LCL CTLRS, BUT NO NOTAM OR ADVISORY WAS ISSUED ABOUT THIS. THIS NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. I'M FLYING THIS EXACT ROTATION THE REST OF THE MONTH AND I'LL BE LOOKING FOR SOME NOTAMS OR ADVISORIES CONCERNING THIS.

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.