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In descent encountered spn mnv in the area. Evasive action taken.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 87066 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198805 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ict |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ict |
| 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 | Sail Plane |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 87066 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During descent from 10 to 6000 I observed a white t-tail glider at my 9 O'clock position at my same altitude. My altitude was 8000' heading 240 speed 230 KTS being vectored to runway 01 by wichita approach. I turned right to avoid the glider. I told approach and then he picked the glider up on his radar very faintly about every third sweep. We landed and I filed a near midair collision report with wichita tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IN DESCENT ENCOUNTERED SPN MNV IN THE AREA. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN.
Narrative: DURING DESCENT FROM 10 TO 6000 I OBSERVED A WHITE T-TAIL GLIDER AT MY 9 O'CLOCK POSITION AT MY SAME ALT. MY ALT WAS 8000' HEADING 240 SPEED 230 KTS BEING VECTORED TO RWY 01 BY WICHITA APCH. I TURNED RIGHT TO AVOID THE GLIDER. I TOLD APCH AND THEN HE PICKED THE GLIDER UP ON HIS RADAR VERY FAINTLY ABOUT EVERY THIRD SWEEP. WE LANDED AND I FILED A NEAR MIDAIR COLLISION REPORT WITH WICHITA TWR.
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.