Air carrier has near midair collision with glider on descent to approach.

Attributes
ACN	188729
Time
Date	199109
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bwz airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	188729
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 660
ASRS Report	188733
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While being vectored in for the visual approach to runway 4R at newark, nj, we were told to look for IFR traffic at 2 O'clock and 4000 ft. Shortly thereafter the so sighted and called out traffic below us at 2 O'clock. Our altitude at this time was 4000 ft. The first officer, who was flying, looked to the right and confirmed he had the traffic at 2 O'clock in sight. At this time the captain spotted a second aircraft (sail plane) at our 12 O'clock and extremely close, took control of the airplane and took evasive action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR HAS NMAC WITH GLIDER ON DSCNT TO APCH.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED IN FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 4R AT NEWARK, NJ, WE WERE TOLD TO LOOK FOR IFR TFC AT 2 O'CLOCK AND 4000 FT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE SO SIGHTED AND CALLED OUT TFC BELOW US AT 2 O'CLOCK. OUR ALT AT THIS TIME WAS 4000 FT. THE FO, WHO WAS FLYING, LOOKED TO THE R AND CONFIRMED HE HAD THE TFC AT 2 O'CLOCK IN SIGHT. AT THIS TIME THE CAPT SPOTTED A SECOND ACFT (SAIL PLANE) AT OUR 12 O'CLOCK AND EXTREMELY CLOSE, TOOK CTL OF THE AIRPLANE AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION.

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.