Flight crew of large transport saw glider traffic and climbed to increase separation.

Attributes
ACN	180418
Time
Date	199106
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ywt
State Reference	ON
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute airway : v216
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	180418
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had flying responsibilities and captain was programming/communicating with ATC. Autoplt was engaged. I noticed a white glider at 12:30-1 O'clock circling in a right turn. It was about 1/2 mi and at about 7000' MSL (same altitude). He/she apparently did not see us and continued a right turn in our direction. I simultaneously called traffic at 1 O'clock, disengaged the autoplt and climbed to 7200'. The captain notified ATC that we had traffic and were leaving 7000' and climbing. I estimate we passed the glider 200' above and about 1/4 mi horizontal. Glider pilot was probably unaware that he/she was maneuvering on an arwy and at an altitude frequently used by aircraft landing at toronto airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF LGT SAW GLIDER TRAFFIC AND CLIMBED TO INCREASE SEPARATION.

Narrative: I HAD FLYING RESPONSIBILITIES AND CAPT WAS PROGRAMMING/COMMUNICATING WITH ATC. AUTOPLT WAS ENGAGED. I NOTICED A WHITE GLIDER AT 12:30-1 O'CLOCK CIRCLING IN A RIGHT TURN. IT WAS ABOUT 1/2 MI AND AT ABOUT 7000' MSL (SAME ALT). HE/SHE APPARENTLY DID NOT SEE US AND CONTINUED A RIGHT TURN IN OUR DIRECTION. I SIMULTANEOUSLY CALLED TFC AT 1 O'CLOCK, DISENGAGED THE AUTOPLT AND CLBED TO 7200'. THE CAPT NOTIFIED ATC THAT WE HAD TFC AND WERE LEAVING 7000' AND CLBING. I ESTIMATE WE PASSED THE GLIDER 200' ABOVE AND ABOUT 1/4 MI HORIZ. GLIDER PLT WAS PROBABLY UNAWARE THAT HE/SHE WAS MANEUVERING ON AN ARWY AND AT AN ALT FREQUENTLY USED BY ACFT LNDG AT TORONTO ARPT.

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.