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Rno approach control reported near miss between landing B737 and hang glider at 8500 ft south of rno airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 617696 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200405 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rno.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rno.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 36 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 400 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Navigational Facility ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Rno has poor radar coverage in the reno area. Gliders and hang gliders are not required to have a transponder or communicate with approach control. During this incident, primary targets were seen west of the rno-local control south course. B737 reported 2 hang gliders and he was turning. I saw the target only after the B737 turned. Again, due to the poor radar performance, I urge all pilots to use caution in the reno area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RNO APCH CTL RPTED NEAR MISS BTWN LNDG B737 AND HANG GLIDER AT 8500 FT S OF RNO ARPT.
Narrative: RNO HAS POOR RADAR COVERAGE IN THE RENO AREA. GLIDERS AND HANG GLIDERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A XPONDER OR COMMUNICATE WITH APCH CTL. DURING THIS INCIDENT, PRIMARY TARGETS WERE SEEN W OF THE RNO-LCL CTL S COURSE. B737 RPTED 2 HANG GLIDERS AND HE WAS TURNING. I SAW THE TARGET ONLY AFTER THE B737 TURNED. AGAIN, DUE TO THE POOR RADAR PERFORMANCE, I URGE ALL PLTS TO USE CAUTION IN THE RENO AREA.
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.