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Near midair collision between a C172 and an unknown glider at 5200 ft in level flight. Both pilots took evasive action to avoid the other.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 415465 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lex |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5200 msl bound upper : 5200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 115 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 415465 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was on a VFR flight, cruising at around 5200 ft and the other plane came into my view. Both aircraft took evasive action as necessary to avoid a midair collision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A C172 AND AN UNKNOWN GLIDER AT 5200 FT IN LEVEL FLT. BOTH PLTS TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID THE OTHER.
Narrative: I WAS ON A VFR FLT, CRUISING AT AROUND 5200 FT AND THE OTHER PLANE CAME INTO MY VIEW. BOTH ACFT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AS NECESSARY TO AVOID A MIDAIR COLLISION.
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.