B727 flight crew must take evasive action to avoid hitting a glider at 11500 ft at stake.

Attributes
ACN	330245
Time
Date	199603
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11500 msl bound upper : 11500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	330245
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 100

Narrative:

During climb on departure from den to slc (B727) on assigned heading of 260 degrees by den departure, while passing 11500 ft MSL airspeed 285 KIAS at the den VOR 285 degree radial, 23 mi, had a near miss with a glider (white with red and blue trim -- 2 people). Aircraft were within 100 ft from each other. Flight was given no notification by departure control of glider activity in this area. A query to departure control verified that they had no knowledge of this activity. Upon seeing the glider flight, climbed at a steeper altitude and made a slight bank to the right to avoid the glider. Suggestion: since this area is normally used for IFR jet departures, this glider activity should be ceased, departure control should be aware of this activity and not route aircraft through this area, or if this is an isolated operation of a single pilot operation in controled airspace, this operation should be sought and prosecuted. This is an extremely dangerous situation for commercial operations with many lives at stake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLC MUST TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID HITTING A GLIDER AT 11500 FT AT STAKE.

Narrative: DURING CLB ON DEP FROM DEN TO SLC (B727) ON ASSIGNED HDG OF 260 DEGS BY DEN DEP, WHILE PASSING 11500 FT MSL AIRSPD 285 KIAS AT THE DEN VOR 285 DEG RADIAL, 23 MI, HAD A NEAR MISS WITH A GLIDER (WHITE WITH RED AND BLUE TRIM -- 2 PEOPLE). ACFT WERE WITHIN 100 FT FROM EACH OTHER. FLT WAS GIVEN NO NOTIFICATION BY DEP CTL OF GLIDER ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA. A QUERY TO DEP CTL VERIFIED THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ACTIVITY. UPON SEEING THE GLIDER FLT, CLBED AT A STEEPER ALT AND MADE A SLIGHT BANK TO THE R TO AVOID THE GLIDER. SUGGESTION: SINCE THIS AREA IS NORMALLY USED FOR IFR JET DEPS, THIS GLIDER ACTIVITY SHOULD BE CEASED, DEP CTL SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS ACTIVITY AND NOT RTE ACFT THROUGH THIS AREA, OR IF THIS IS AN ISOLATED OP OF A SINGLE PLT OP IN CTLED AIRSPACE, THIS OP SHOULD BE SOUGHT AND PROSECUTED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SIT FOR COMMERCIAL OPS WITH MANY LIVES AT STAKE.

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.