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Sailplane pilot reports an near midair collision with a DC10 15 miles east of abq at 12;800 ft. Evasive action is taken by the reporter to dive under the DC10.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1111097 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201308 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ABQ.Airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 300 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 300 |
Narrative:
I did two circles in a weak updraft and leveled out into cruise when I observed what seemed to be a DC10 at the same altitude; descending on a converging path. I immediately pushed the stick all the way forward to take evasive action; though observed that the collision path was still in effect. I opened the dive brakes approximately halfway to increase my descent rate and then observed the aircraft fly overhead perhaps 200-300 ft above. I dropped 1;000 ft in the order of 20 seconds to avoid the collision. No transponder or alert device was used in the glider.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Sailplane pilot reports an NMAC with a DC10 15 miles east of ABQ at 12;800 FT. Evasive action is taken by the reporter to dive under the DC10.
Narrative: I did two circles in a weak updraft and leveled out into cruise when I observed what seemed to be a DC10 at the same altitude; descending on a converging path. I immediately pushed the stick all the way forward to take evasive action; though observed that the collision path was still in effect. I opened the dive brakes approximately halfway to increase my descent rate and then observed the aircraft fly overhead perhaps 200-300 FT above. I dropped 1;000 FT in the order of 20 seconds to avoid the collision. No transponder or alert device was used in the glider.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.