Near midair collision -- between an air carrier and a hang glider.

Attributes
ACN	285275
Time
Date	199410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4200 msl bound upper : 4200
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pbi tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 10500
ASRS Report	285275
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On a vector to intercept the runway 9L localizer at pbi we came out of the clouds at 4200 ft MSL. We saw a hang glider at our altitude slightly to the left. We made a quick jink to the right and passed about 200 ft from the hang glider. We reported the event to the approach controller. On the ground we filed a near miss report with the ATC facility. We told the local ATC facility that we felt there should be NOTAMS and/or ATIS reports of hang glider activity on the localizer course. The local ATC facility implied that this was an almost regular event (hand glider activity on the localizer course) and seemed reluctant to file our official near-miss report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC -- BTWN AN ACR AND A HANG GLIDER.

Narrative: ON A VECTOR TO INTERCEPT THE RWY 9L LOC AT PBI WE CAME OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 4200 FT MSL. WE SAW A HANG GLIDER AT OUR ALT SLIGHTLY TO THE L. WE MADE A QUICK JINK TO THE R AND PASSED ABOUT 200 FT FROM THE HANG GLIDER. WE RPTED THE EVENT TO THE APCH CTLR. ON THE GND WE FILED A NEAR MISS RPT WITH THE ATC FACILITY. WE TOLD THE LCL ATC FACILITY THAT WE FELT THERE SHOULD BE NOTAMS AND/OR ATIS RPTS OF HANG GLIDER ACTIVITY ON THE LOC COURSE. THE LCL ATC FACILITY IMPLIED THAT THIS WAS AN ALMOST REGULAR EVENT (HAND GLIDER ACTIVITY ON THE LOC COURSE) AND SEEMED RELUCTANT TO FILE OUR OFFICIAL NEAR-MISS RPT.

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.