An arriving air carrier medium large transport turns to avoid a glider which is exiting the fringe o...

Attributes
ACN	403320
Time
Date	199805
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3700 msl bound upper : 3700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pbi tower : msp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	403320
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Under pbi approach vectors and descending from 4000 ft to 2000 ft, first officer (PNF) noticed a glider on the nose. Time allowed only about 10 degrees of heading change (no abrupt maneuver was required). The glider appeared to be heading for a GA field approximately 15 NM northwest of pbi. Approach control never saw him but did file a complaint after our report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ARRIVING ACR MLG TURNS TO AVOID A GLIDER WHICH IS EXITING THE FRINGE OF THE CLASS C AT PBI.

Narrative: UNDER PBI APCH VECTORS AND DSNDING FROM 4000 FT TO 2000 FT, FO (PNF) NOTICED A GLIDER ON THE NOSE. TIME ALLOWED ONLY ABOUT 10 DEGS OF HDG CHANGE (NO ABRUPT MANEUVER WAS REQUIRED). THE GLIDER APPEARED TO BE HEADING FOR A GA FIELD APPROX 15 NM NW OF PBI. APCH CTL NEVER SAW HIM BUT DID FILE A COMPLAINT AFTER OUR 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.

An arriving air carrier medium large transport turns to avoid a glider which is exiting the fringe of the class C at pbi.