Actual mid air collision over uncontrolled airport. Minor damage to both aircraft and no injuries.

Attributes
ACN	299485
Time
Date	199503
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lna
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent other other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 1180 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	299485
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

With palm beach approach controller - descending from wsw out of 2500 ft plus or minus 10 mi out. 'Glider circling southwest of lantana at 2000 ft' -- 'looking.' 'do you have airport.' 'yes.' 'squawk 1200.' 'I still don't have glider - can I stay with you?' ATC, 'glider is circling 1 mi southwest of airport.' 'caution, traffic in pattern.' I transfer to unicom. Given active runway 21. 'Will cross, the airport center at 2000 ft to enter down for runway 21.' (still have not seen glider, but heard woman's voice on radio, she and male pilot both looking for me. I descend, veer toward cross wind leg. Me: 'I am descending on crossing leg.' as I start turn onto downwind at plus or minus 1200 ft I feel bump -- as if wheels struck object. 'Are you ok cherokee?' says woman pilot of glider. 'Yes - you look fine!' I tell her my wheel struck glider canopy and my right wing grazed glider right wing. Both aircraft landed with minor damage. Both pilots were looking -- 2 pilots in glider. (3) I could not see glider beneath me turning onto downwind herself (or himself). I was not aware glider was below or in pattern. They did not see me. A tower would have averted this incident which was close to being a tragic accident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACTUAL MID AIR COLLISION OVER UNCTLED ARPT. MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH ACFT AND NO INJURIES.

Narrative: WITH PALM BEACH APCH CTLR - DSNDING FROM WSW OUT OF 2500 FT PLUS OR MINUS 10 MI OUT. 'GLIDER CIRCLING SW OF LANTANA AT 2000 FT' -- 'LOOKING.' 'DO YOU HAVE ARPT.' 'YES.' 'SQUAWK 1200.' 'I STILL DON'T HAVE GLIDER - CAN I STAY WITH YOU?' ATC, 'GLIDER IS CIRCLING 1 MI SW OF ARPT.' 'CAUTION, TFC IN PATTERN.' I TRANSFER TO UNICOM. GIVEN ACTIVE RWY 21. 'WILL CROSS, THE ARPT CTR AT 2000 FT TO ENTER DOWN FOR RWY 21.' (STILL HAVE NOT SEEN GLIDER, BUT HEARD WOMAN'S VOICE ON RADIO, SHE AND MALE PLT BOTH LOOKING FOR ME. I DSND, VEER TOWARD CROSS WIND LEG. ME: 'I AM DSNDING ON XING LEG.' AS I START TURN ONTO DOWNWIND AT PLUS OR MINUS 1200 FT I FEEL BUMP -- AS IF WHEELS STRUCK OBJECT. 'ARE YOU OK CHEROKEE?' SAYS WOMAN PLT OF GLIDER. 'YES - YOU LOOK FINE!' I TELL HER MY WHEEL STRUCK GLIDER CANOPY AND MY R WING GRAZED GLIDER R WING. BOTH ACFT LANDED WITH MINOR DAMAGE. BOTH PLTS WERE LOOKING -- 2 PLTS IN GLIDER. (3) I COULD NOT SEE GLIDER BENEATH ME TURNING ONTO DOWNWIND HERSELF (OR HIMSELF). I WAS NOT AWARE GLIDER WAS BELOW OR IN PATTERN. THEY DID NOT SEE ME. A TWR WOULD HAVE AVERTED THIS INCIDENT WHICH WAS CLOSE TO BEING A TRAGIC ACCIDENT.

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.