Near midair collision, military aircraft with hang glider.

Attributes
ACN	310531
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmh
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cmh
Operator	other
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 14700 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	310531
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter other non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While on radar vectors for a runway 28L localizer approach, we exited clouds at 4000 ft (autoplt engaged) and saw a hang glider directly in front and slightly above our king air. We passed directly underneath the glider missing him/her by 150-200 ft.' time did not permit disengaging the autoplt and taking evasive action. The glider was inbtwn cloud build-ups, directly above class D (osu) and 2 mi from entering class C at cmh. There were WX warnings for severe thunderstorms to the west of his location. This was reported to approach, tower, and the FSDO after landing. 'Convective currents over-ruled cloud clrncs and common sense.' callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter flies for the united states army in a unit at cmh. He has never seen hang glider activity in this vicinity before. He believes that the hang glider was soaring in the convective activity that was prevalent that day. The hang glider was close enough 'to see the pilot's blue eyes through his glasses.' there was no time for evasive action. There is no hang glider activity listed in the cmh area on the cleveland sectional chart. The hang glider was between layers of clouds, definitely less than 2000 ft horizontally from the clouds. The reporter did not see the hang glider in the clouds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC, MIL ACFT WITH HANG GLIDER.

Narrative: WHILE ON RADAR VECTORS FOR A RWY 28L LOC APCH, WE EXITED CLOUDS AT 4000 FT (AUTOPLT ENGAGED) AND SAW A HANG GLIDER DIRECTLY IN FRONT AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE OUR KING AIR. WE PASSED DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE GLIDER MISSING HIM/HER BY 150-200 FT.' TIME DID NOT PERMIT DISENGAGING THE AUTOPLT AND TAKING EVASIVE ACTION. THE GLIDER WAS INBTWN CLOUD BUILD-UPS, DIRECTLY ABOVE CLASS D (OSU) AND 2 MI FROM ENTERING CLASS C AT CMH. THERE WERE WX WARNINGS FOR SEVERE TSTMS TO THE W OF HIS LOCATION. THIS WAS RPTED TO APCH, TWR, AND THE FSDO AFTER LNDG. 'CONVECTIVE CURRENTS OVER-RULED CLOUD CLRNCS AND COMMON SENSE.' CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FLIES FOR THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN A UNIT AT CMH. HE HAS NEVER SEEN HANG GLIDER ACTIVITY IN THIS VICINITY BEFORE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE HANG GLIDER WAS SOARING IN THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY THAT WAS PREVALENT THAT DAY. THE HANG GLIDER WAS CLOSE ENOUGH 'TO SEE THE PLT'S BLUE EYES THROUGH HIS GLASSES.' THERE WAS NO TIME FOR EVASIVE ACTION. THERE IS NO HANG GLIDER ACTIVITY LISTED IN THE CMH AREA ON THE CLEVELAND SECTIONAL CHART. THE HANG GLIDER WAS BTWN LAYERS OF CLOUDS, DEFINITELY LESS THAN 2000 FT HORIZLY FROM THE CLOUDS. THE RPTR DID NOT SEE THE HANG GLIDER IN THE CLOUDS.

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.