Small aircraft pilot reported witnessing a near midair collision in the traffic pattern between anot...

Attributes
ACN	1638850
Time
Date	201904
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	REI.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Ultralight
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 103
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 225 Flight Crew Total 7850 Flight Crew Type 600
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown
Miss Distance	Horizontal 500

Narrative:

Paragliders; I counted 5; descending from the mountains to the north of the airport; landing south of the airport; have recently become more frequent. I observed several paragliders at pattern altitude (2;500 MSL); I maneuvered around them to accommodate their descent. While turning base to final; saw the airplane ahead of me add power and execute a go-around. He too was an instructor with a student pilot. On short final; I saw the reason for his maneuver. A single paraglider about 1/8 mile north of the runway at 300 feet; transitioning from north to south across the runway. Not knowing his speed or intent; I directed the student to continue the approach to landing. There was no incident or damage to either 'craft.' the paraglider continued across the airport and landed. We; at the airport; have reported these paragliders as hazards to the FAA. We have also reported them as hazards to the city of redlands. We have flown around them with care and precision. While the class G airspace is uncontrolled; the landing site can be controlled. Part 103 is not clear on regulation for these types of flying craft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Small aircraft pilot reported witnessing a NMAC in the traffic pattern between another small aircraft and a paraglider that was crossing the active runway.

Narrative: Paragliders; I counted 5; descending from the mountains to the north of the airport; landing south of the airport; have recently become more frequent. I observed several paragliders at pattern altitude (2;500 MSL); I maneuvered around them to accommodate their descent. While turning base to final; saw the airplane ahead of me add power and execute a go-around. He too was an instructor with a student pilot. On short final; I saw the reason for his maneuver. A single paraglider about 1/8 mile north of the runway at 300 feet; transitioning from north to south across the runway. Not knowing his speed or intent; I directed the student to continue the approach to landing. There was no incident or damage to either 'craft.' The paraglider continued across the airport and landed. We; at the airport; have reported these paragliders as hazards to the FAA. We have also reported them as hazards to the City of Redlands. We have flown around them with care and precision. While the Class G airspace is uncontrolled; the landing site can be controlled. Part 103 is not clear on regulation for these types of flying craft.

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Small aircraft pilot reported witnessing a near midair collision in the traffic pattern between another small aircraft and a paraglider that was crossing the active runway.