Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	279874
Time
Date	199408
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sat
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sat
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	279874
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While being vectored for an ILS final runway 12R at sat I came nose to nose with a glider. It occurred just prior to turning onto final. He was just slightly to the left of my nose and about 3800 ft and appeared to be climbing. It was pretty hazy with clouds just above me. I was at 4000 ft. My first officer called the traffic. I pulled up 100-200 ft and he went under me. I reported the incident to approach control and called them after landing. I filed a near miss report. Solution: gliders should not be operating on an ILS final approach course into any major airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR AN ILS FINAL RWY 12R AT SAT I CAME NOSE TO NOSE WITH A GLIDER. IT OCCURRED JUST PRIOR TO TURNING ONTO FINAL. HE WAS JUST SLIGHTLY TO THE L OF MY NOSE AND ABOUT 3800 FT AND APPEARED TO BE CLBING. IT WAS PRETTY HAZY WITH CLOUDS JUST ABOVE ME. I WAS AT 4000 FT. MY FO CALLED THE TFC. I PULLED UP 100-200 FT AND HE WENT UNDER ME. I RPTED THE INCIDENT TO APCH CTL AND CALLED THEM AFTER LNDG. I FILED A NEAR MISS RPT. SOLUTION: GLIDERS SHOULD NOT BE OPERATING ON AN ILS FINAL APCH COURSE INTO ANY MAJOR 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.