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Near midair collision between a glider circling at 5000 ft MSL (4500 ft AGL) and a cessna twin pulling up over the top of the glider.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 545434 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : unv.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 230 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 545434 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 150 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was circling at 5000 ft MSL between 79N and unv. A twin engine commuter approached from northwest with landing gear down and pulled up to avoid hitting me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A GLIDER CIRCLING AT 5000 FT MSL (4500 FT AGL) AND A CESSNA TWIN PULLING UP OVER THE TOP OF THE GLIDER.
Narrative: I WAS CIRCLING AT 5000 FT MSL BTWN 79N AND UNV. A TWIN ENG COMMUTER APCHED FROM NW WITH LNDG GEAR DOWN AND PULLED UP TO AVOID HITTING ME.
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.