Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	203725
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mev
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Experimental
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	203725
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While flying a glider on the above date and at approximately the above indicated time, I had an spc pass me at cruise speed, within 50 ft vertically and less than 200 ft horizontally. He was at the incorrect altitude for the appropriate VFR cruising altitude that he was flying. I was in a glider, circling within thermals above the mev (minden, nv) airport, and, at the time this near midair collision occurred, approximately 2 mi sse of the airport. It appears that the military pilot was inattentive to other act in the area, especially as it applies to 'see and avoid' principles. Glider activity is widely known and advertised through appropriate publications such as NOTAMS, AFD, and clearly indicated on sectional charts for the area. ATC is always made aware of 'significant' glider activity when wave soaring is in progress or when a glider competition is in progress at the mev airport. Perhaps the FAA should allocate specified airspace for glider activities such as has been done for military operations areas, such as restr areas and MOA's.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING A GLIDER ON THE ABOVE DATE AND AT APPROX THE ABOVE INDICATED TIME, I HAD AN SPC PASS ME AT CRUISE SPD, WITHIN 50 FT VERTICALLY AND LESS THAN 200 FT HORIZLY. HE WAS AT THE INCORRECT ALT FOR THE APPROPRIATE VFR CRUISING ALT THAT HE WAS FLYING. I WAS IN A GLIDER, CIRCLING WITHIN THERMALS ABOVE THE MEV (MINDEN, NV) ARPT, AND, AT THE TIME THIS NMAC OCCURRED, APPROX 2 MI SSE OF THE ARPT. IT APPEARS THAT THE MIL PLT WAS INATTENTIVE TO OTHER ACT IN THE AREA, ESPECIALLY AS IT APPLIES TO 'SEE AND AVOID' PRINCIPLES. GLIDER ACTIVITY IS WIDELY KNOWN AND ADVERTISED THROUGH APPROPRIATE PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS NOTAMS, AFD, AND CLRLY INDICATED ON SECTIONAL CHARTS FOR THE AREA. ATC IS ALWAYS MADE AWARE OF 'SIGNIFICANT' GLIDER ACTIVITY WHEN WAVE SOARING IS IN PROGRESS OR WHEN A GLIDER COMPETITION IS IN PROGRESS AT THE MEV ARPT. PERHAPS THE FAA SHOULD ALLOCATE SPECIFIED AIRSPACE FOR GLIDER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HAS BEEN DONE FOR MIL OPS AREAS, SUCH AS RESTR AREAS AND MOA'S.

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.