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Possible near midair collision turned into potential conflict account evasive action turn by small aircraft pilot in conflict with sailplane activity near non tower airport unicom.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 249591 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199308 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 07g |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2100 msl bound upper : 2100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 1095 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 249591 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While cruising from howell airport I was about 5 mi southeast of the charlotte, fetch beach airport. I called unicom and reported my position and that I would be overflying south of the airport from east to west at 2100 ft. I made another report 3 mi southeast and was advised of gliders in the area. At the same time, I found the first one slightly above and in a hard left turn. I also entered a hard left turn to add space although I think we would have missed without an action. But, I gave as much room as possible and a clear path to the airport. I saw the second glider several mi away, and I began to put it together as to why I did see that one sooner. The heading I was holding with the first one had me looking into the sun. The glider was painted white and had a very small profile to minimize the drag. The fair WX clouds above me gave the glider the perfect backgnd in which to hide. Banking the glider gave me a much greater surface area for my eyes to focus on and helped it stand out from the clouds and glare.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: POSSIBLE NMAC TURNED INTO POTENTIAL CONFLICT ACCOUNT EVASIVE ACTION TURN BY SMA PLT IN CONFLICT WITH SAILPLANE ACTIVITY NEAR NON TWR ARPT UNICOM.
Narrative: WHILE CRUISING FROM HOWELL ARPT I WAS ABOUT 5 MI SE OF THE CHARLOTTE, FETCH BEACH ARPT. I CALLED UNICOM AND RPTED MY POS AND THAT I WOULD BE OVERFLYING S OF THE ARPT FROM E TO W AT 2100 FT. I MADE ANOTHER RPT 3 MI SE AND WAS ADVISED OF GLIDERS IN THE AREA. AT THE SAME TIME, I FOUND THE FIRST ONE SLIGHTLY ABOVE AND IN A HARD L TURN. I ALSO ENTERED A HARD L TURN TO ADD SPACE ALTHOUGH I THINK WE WOULD HAVE MISSED WITHOUT AN ACTION. BUT, I GAVE AS MUCH ROOM AS POSSIBLE AND A CLR PATH TO THE ARPT. I SAW THE SECOND GLIDER SEVERAL MI AWAY, AND I BEGAN TO PUT IT TOGETHER AS TO WHY I DID SEE THAT ONE SOONER. THE HDG I WAS HOLDING WITH THE FIRST ONE HAD ME LOOKING INTO THE SUN. THE GLIDER WAS PAINTED WHITE AND HAD A VERY SMALL PROFILE TO MINIMIZE THE DRAG. THE FAIR WX CLOUDS ABOVE ME GAVE THE GLIDER THE PERFECT BACKGND IN WHICH TO HIDE. BANKING THE GLIDER GAVE ME A MUCH GREATER SURFACE AREA FOR MY EYES TO FOCUS ON AND HELPED IT STAND OUT FROM THE CLOUDS AND GLARE.
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.