Cpr X had near midair collision with sailplane. See and avoid concept. Evasive action taken.

Attributes
ACN	312520
Time
Date	199508
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : elm
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : elm
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 17
ASRS Report	312520
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 150 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cpr X descended out of clouds to level at 6000 ft. The pilot advised a sailplane filled his windshields and he had to increase speed and turn to avoid. Sailplanes were active over harris hill glider port. Numerous sailplanes routinely fly south of the airport along the ridges. It appears the glider was not following basic VFR requirements below clouds. This is the first near midair collision filed with the sailplanes, however there is a daily potential for this happening.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR X HAD NMAC WITH SAILPLANE. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN.

Narrative: CPR X DSNDED OUT OF CLOUDS TO LEVEL AT 6000 FT. THE PLT ADVISED A SAILPLANE FILLED HIS WINDSHIELDS AND HE HAD TO INCREASE SPD AND TURN TO AVOID. SAILPLANES WERE ACTIVE OVER HARRIS HILL GLIDER PORT. NUMEROUS SAILPLANES ROUTINELY FLY S OF THE ARPT ALONG THE RIDGES. IT APPEARS THE GLIDER WAS NOT FOLLOWING BASIC VFR REQUIREMENTS BELOW CLOUDS. THIS IS THE FIRST NMAC FILED WITH THE SAILPLANES, HOWEVER THERE IS A DAILY POTENTIAL FOR THIS HAPPENING.

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.