Large transport had near midair collision with ultralight aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	82217
Time
Date	198802
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sba
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sba
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Ultralight
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	82217
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Descending into sba, passing through 10500', first officer flying and having passed kwang intersection, I saw and pointed out an orange object perhaps 1/2-1/4 mi ahead at our 12:30 position. The first officer and second officer saw it and a few seconds later it passed directly off our right wingtip, precisely at our altitude. At first, going in our direction, the pilot of the other craft (hanglider or ultralight) made a steep right turn, and we could see bright orange wings with black markings closest proximity about 200'. Asked approach control if they could see anything of the other craft on radar but they replied negatively. We barely would have had time to take evasive action had we been on a collision course. On ground reported to FAA flight standards to have ATC file a near miss report. I hope some day radar reflection devices, if not ATC transponders, will be as much a part of an aircraft as an electric starter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT HAD NMAC WITH ULTRALIGHT ACFT.

Narrative: DSNDING INTO SBA, PASSING THROUGH 10500', F/O FLYING AND HAVING PASSED KWANG INTXN, I SAW AND POINTED OUT AN ORANGE OBJECT PERHAPS 1/2-1/4 MI AHEAD AT OUR 12:30 POS. THE F/O AND S/O SAW IT AND A FEW SECS LATER IT PASSED DIRECTLY OFF OUR RIGHT WINGTIP, PRECISELY AT OUR ALT. AT FIRST, GOING IN OUR DIRECTION, THE PLT OF THE OTHER CRAFT (HANGLIDER OR ULTRALIGHT) MADE A STEEP RIGHT TURN, AND WE COULD SEE BRIGHT ORANGE WINGS WITH BLACK MARKINGS CLOSEST PROX ABOUT 200'. ASKED APCH CTL IF THEY COULD SEE ANYTHING OF THE OTHER CRAFT ON RADAR BUT THEY REPLIED NEGATIVELY. WE BARELY WOULD HAVE HAD TIME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION HAD WE BEEN ON A COLLISION COURSE. ON GND RPTED TO FAA FLT STANDARDS TO HAVE ATC FILE A NEAR MISS RPT. I HOPE SOME DAY RADAR REFLECTION DEVICES, IF NOT ATC TRANSPONDERS, WILL BE AS MUCH A PART OF AN ACFT AS AN ELECTRIC STARTER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.