<< >> NASA ASRS Report 679562, December 2005

A B737-300 pilot reports an near midair collision with a glider at 13000 ft approximately 30 DME south on approach to rno runway 34.

Attributes
ACN	679562
Time
Date	200512
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl single value : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rno.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	679562
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While descending on tarvr 1 arrival into rno; approach controller called possible glider traffic at our 12-1 O'clock position; approximately 5 mi; altitude unknown. We entered a cloud continuing our IFR descent. Upon exiting the cloud at approximately 13000 ft MSL and 30 DME from rno; on the tarvr 1 arrival between the fixes tarvr and spoon; the captain spotted the glider at close range on the approximately same heading and altitude. The captain took control of the aircraft. The captain took evasive maneuvers to avoid the glider. The closest point of approach was approximately 200 ft. We informed the controller of the near midair collision and continued uneventfully into reno. I believe the glider had no situational awareness as to his location along the arrival into reno. Perhaps the glider pilots need some way of being informed when reno is conducting north arrs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 PLT RPTS AN NMAC WITH A GLIDER AT 13000 FT APPROX 30 DME S ON APCH TO RNO RWY 34.

Narrative: WHILE DSNDING ON TARVR 1 ARR INTO RNO; APCH CTLR CALLED POSSIBLE GLIDER TFC AT OUR 12-1 O'CLOCK POS; APPROX 5 MI; ALT UNKNOWN. WE ENTERED A CLOUD CONTINUING OUR IFR DSCNT. UPON EXITING THE CLOUD AT APPROX 13000 FT MSL AND 30 DME FROM RNO; ON THE TARVR 1 ARR BTWN THE FIXES TARVR AND SPOON; THE CAPT SPOTTED THE GLIDER AT CLOSE RANGE ON THE APPROX SAME HDG AND ALT. THE CAPT TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT. THE CAPT TOOK EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID THE GLIDER. THE CLOSEST POINT OF APCH WAS APPROX 200 FT. WE INFORMED THE CTLR OF THE NMAC AND CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY INTO RENO. I BELIEVE THE GLIDER HAD NO SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AS TO HIS LOCATION ALONG THE ARR INTO RENO. PERHAPS THE GLIDER PLTS NEED SOME WAY OF BEING INFORMED WHEN RENO IS CONDUCTING N ARRS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.