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ZLA controller experienced close call with a san B737 arrival and hang gliders operating near pillo intersection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 590001 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : pillo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : baret |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Other |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 11 controller time certified in position1 : 8 flight time total : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 590001 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Hang gliders -- several are orbiting in a known arrival corridor into san from the east. Hang gliders are operating on an airway. Aircraft was advised, however, aircraft stated 1 hang glider went right off his left wing and 1 to the right.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZLA CTLR EXPERIENCED CLOSE CALL WITH A SAN B737 ARR AND HANG GLIDERS OPERATING NEAR PILLO INTXN.
Narrative: HANG GLIDERS -- SEVERAL ARE ORBITING IN A KNOWN ARR CORRIDOR INTO SAN FROM THE E. HANG GLIDERS ARE OPERATING ON AN AIRWAY. ACFT WAS ADVISED, HOWEVER, ACFT STATED 1 HANG GLIDER WENT RIGHT OFF HIS L WING AND 1 TO THE R.
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.