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Potential conflict between an arrival J41 in the traffic pattern at unv airport and NORDO NORAC gliders landing at 79N, PA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 511370 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : unv.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 41 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 511370 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter other non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Airspace Structure |
Narrative:
Entered normal prescribed traffic pattern at unv. While operating in pattern, gliders appeared out of nowhere. Avoided gliders and made normal landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT BTWN AN ARR J41 IN THE TFC PATTERN AT UNV ARPT AND NORDO NORAC GLIDERS LNDG AT 79N, PA.
Narrative: ENTERED NORMAL PRESCRIBED TFC PATTERN AT UNV. WHILE OPERATING IN PATTERN, GLIDERS APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE. AVOIDED GLIDERS AND MADE NORMAL LNDG.
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.