Near midair collision between military trainer and glider. Pilot deviation.

Attributes
ACN	92987
Time
Date	198808
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pmd airport : l01
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Trainer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v137
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	92987
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Miss Distance	horizontal : 450 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was controling traffic in sector 18 of left.a. ARTCC. Military trainer X was handed off from edw approach control at 11000' going southeast on V137. After 1 min on frequency MTR X advised me that he just had a glider pop up in front of him. I responded and informed MTR X that I painted no targets in that area. The problem is gliders don't have transponders and are detectable on radar only rarely. The glider area 20 mi southeast of palmdale is a bad area for that function and creates a safety hazard for other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN MIL TRAINER AND GLIDER. PLT DEVIATION.

Narrative: I WAS CTLING TFC IN SECTOR 18 OF L.A. ARTCC. MIL TRAINER X WAS HANDED OFF FROM EDW APCH CTL AT 11000' GOING SE ON V137. AFTER 1 MIN ON FREQ MTR X ADVISED ME THAT HE JUST HAD A GLIDER POP UP IN FRONT OF HIM. I RESPONDED AND INFORMED MTR X THAT I PAINTED NO TARGETS IN THAT AREA. THE PROB IS GLIDERS DON'T HAVE TRANSPONDERS AND ARE DETECTABLE ON RADAR ONLY RARELY. THE GLIDER AREA 20 MI SE OF PALMDALE IS A BAD AREA FOR THAT FUNCTION AND CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR OTHER ACFT.

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.