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At uncontrolled airport, during an airshow, pilot of small aircraft had near midair collision with a glider.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 116309 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 0b7 |
| State Reference | VT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 140 flight time type : 138 |
| ASRS Report | 116309 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Event: warren/sugarbush arrival air show XA00 pm EST. While entering the ara I called unicom 122.8 several times for airport advisories with no response. Other aircraft did communicate with me and each other. At least 3 gliders were in the area as well as several aircraft flying into the area. I told my wife (front seat) and son (12 yrs) to watch for other aircraft intensely. I announced a midfield crossing at 3000' and upon reaching the downwind leg, a glider passed directly in front of me from right to left and descending. I made a reflex move to the right and immediately turned a shallow left turn and entered downwind. Being anxious to get north the ground I missed the approach and had to go around, landing safely. Remedy: 1) be sure someone on the ground is giving advisories during such busy times, 2) perhaps glider traffic during busy times would be well advised to have handheld radios. Near miss cause: low wing glider could not see me ahead (under his wing) and below my high wing aircraft could not see him above me and right. Perhaps communication between us would have helped.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT, DURING AN AIRSHOW, PLT OF SMA HAD NMAC WITH A GLIDER.
Narrative: EVENT: WARREN/SUGARBUSH ARR AIR SHOW XA00 PM EST. WHILE ENTERING THE ARA I CALLED UNICOM 122.8 SEVERAL TIMES FOR ARPT ADVISORIES WITH NO RESPONSE. OTHER ACFT DID COMMUNICATE WITH ME AND EACH OTHER. AT LEAST 3 GLIDERS WERE IN THE AREA AS WELL AS SEVERAL ACFT FLYING INTO THE AREA. I TOLD MY WIFE (FRONT SEAT) AND SON (12 YRS) TO WATCH FOR OTHER ACFT INTENSELY. I ANNOUNCED A MIDFIELD XING AT 3000' AND UPON REACHING THE DOWNWIND LEG, A GLIDER PASSED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND DESCENDING. I MADE A REFLEX MOVE TO THE RIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED A SHALLOW LEFT TURN AND ENTERED DOWNWIND. BEING ANXIOUS TO GET N THE GND I MISSED THE APCH AND HAD TO GO AROUND, LNDG SAFELY. REMEDY: 1) BE SURE SOMEONE ON THE GND IS GIVING ADVISORIES DURING SUCH BUSY TIMES, 2) PERHAPS GLIDER TFC DURING BUSY TIMES WOULD BE WELL ADVISED TO HAVE HANDHELD RADIOS. NEAR MISS CAUSE: LOW WING GLIDER COULD NOT SEE ME AHEAD (UNDER HIS WING) AND BELOW MY HIGH WING ACFT COULD NOT SEE HIM ABOVE ME AND RIGHT. PERHAPS COM BETWEEN US WOULD HAVE HELPED.
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.