During descent into rno, a CL65 crew have an near midair collision with a glider.

Attributes
ACN	587294
Time
Date	200306
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rno.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : charted visual arrival : 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	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	587294
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter other non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 625 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility

Narrative:

On descent to rno, we were given 1 TA for a glider several mi ahead. Another advisory for a different glider a moment later. Passing through 11000 ft and slowing through 300 KIAS, we both saw the glider at our 12 O'clock position, moving in a very steep bank from right to left. We rolled 30 degrees bank left and pulled about 2 G's for 1-1.5 seconds to clear the traffic to our left. The flight attendant got knocked into 1 passenger (no injuries). Continuing into rno non-eventful. After arriving at the hotel, I called ATC. Very helpful in his explanation regarding the local glider activity. After the initial TA's, the primary radars were radar canceled returns as the gliders were in tight turns to rise in the thermals. He explained this as being the moving target indicator portion of his radar eliminating a supposed non-moving target. We never had any indication of a target on our screens. This occurred near the anaho intersection on the arrival. We had been given a vector for the sparks visual runway 16R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING DSCNT INTO RNO, A CL65 CREW HAVE AN NMAC WITH A GLIDER.

Narrative: ON DSCNT TO RNO, WE WERE GIVEN 1 TA FOR A GLIDER SEVERAL MI AHEAD. ANOTHER ADVISORY FOR A DIFFERENT GLIDER A MOMENT LATER. PASSING THROUGH 11000 FT AND SLOWING THROUGH 300 KIAS, WE BOTH SAW THE GLIDER AT OUR 12 O'CLOCK POS, MOVING IN A VERY STEEP BANK FROM R TO L. WE ROLLED 30 DEGS BANK L AND PULLED ABOUT 2 G'S FOR 1-1.5 SECONDS TO CLR THE TFC TO OUR L. THE FLT ATTENDANT GOT KNOCKED INTO 1 PAX (NO INJURIES). CONTINUING INTO RNO NON-EVENTFUL. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE HOTEL, I CALLED ATC. VERY HELPFUL IN HIS EXPLANATION REGARDING THE LCL GLIDER ACTIVITY. AFTER THE INITIAL TA'S, THE PRIMARY RADARS WERE RADAR CANCELED RETURNS AS THE GLIDERS WERE IN TIGHT TURNS TO RISE IN THE THERMALS. HE EXPLAINED THIS AS BEING THE MOVING TARGET INDICATOR PORTION OF HIS RADAR ELIMINATING A SUPPOSED NON-MOVING TARGET. WE NEVER HAD ANY INDICATION OF A TARGET ON OUR SCREENS. THIS OCCURRED NEAR THE ANAHO INTXN ON THE ARR. WE HAD BEEN GIVEN A VECTOR FOR THE SPARKS VISUAL RWY 16R.

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.