Near midair collision between spn and air carrier light transport.

Attributes
ACN	179852
Time
Date	199106
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : swf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3700 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
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 : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7534 flight time type : 3836
ASRS Report	179852
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

En route between phl and swf level at 4000' MSL. We were 20 mi west of swf proceeding direct neely LOM when ny advised traffic at 12 O'clock and 5 mi, altitude unknown. I picked up traffic at about 1 mi coming toward us, 200-300' above us. The traffic was a sailplane soaring over middletown, ny (randall airport). I turned right and initiated a descent to give more clearance between us. I told ATC that traffic went by us 200-300' above us and that it was a sailplane. It would be nice if sailplanes had xponders required so at least ATC would know what altitude they are at.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN SPN AND ACR LTT.

Narrative: ENRTE BTWN PHL AND SWF LEVEL AT 4000' MSL. WE WERE 20 MI W OF SWF PROCEEDING DIRECT NEELY LOM WHEN NY ADVISED TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK AND 5 MI, ALT UNKNOWN. I PICKED UP TFC AT ABOUT 1 MI COMING TOWARD US, 200-300' ABOVE US. THE TFC WAS A SAILPLANE SOARING OVER MIDDLETOWN, NY (RANDALL ARPT). I TURNED RIGHT AND INITIATED A DSNT TO GIVE MORE CLRNC BTWN US. I TOLD ATC THAT TFC WENT BY US 200-300' ABOVE US AND THAT IT WAS A SAILPLANE. IT WOULD BE NICE IF SAILPLANES HAD XPONDERS REQUIRED SO AT LEAST ATC WOULD KNOW WHAT ALT THEY ARE AT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.