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B767 flight crew experienced near midair collision with glider at 7000 ft near crank intersection during arrival to ewr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 619666 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200405 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : crank |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : not stated |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 619666 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | unspecified : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On arrival to ewr, we crossed crank intersection at 7000 ft as is usual on this arrival. I contacted ny approach. I looked out of my window and saw a glider at our altitude, in a left turn at my 2 O'clock position. It continued its turn and ended up coming towards us, then banked steeply away from us. The 2 aircraft came within 200-250 ft of each other. I queried ny approach about a glider. He said he did not show anything. About 20 seconds later, the controller informed me he had 2 primary returns. He asked me how close we came to each other. I informed him of my opinion, and he concurred with my opinion and a flight behind us on the arrival confirmed that the gliders were still at 7000 ft. We did not take evasive action. By the time I pointed out traffic to my captain, there was no point in making excessive maneuvers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED NMAC WITH GLIDER AT 7000 FT NEAR CRANK INTXN DURING ARR TO EWR.
Narrative: ON ARR TO EWR, WE CROSSED CRANK INTXN AT 7000 FT AS IS USUAL ON THIS ARR. I CONTACTED NY APCH. I LOOKED OUT OF MY WINDOW AND SAW A GLIDER AT OUR ALT, IN A L TURN AT MY 2 O'CLOCK POS. IT CONTINUED ITS TURN AND ENDED UP COMING TOWARDS US, THEN BANKED STEEPLY AWAY FROM US. THE 2 ACFT CAME WITHIN 200-250 FT OF EACH OTHER. I QUERIED NY APCH ABOUT A GLIDER. HE SAID HE DID NOT SHOW ANYTHING. ABOUT 20 SECONDS LATER, THE CTLR INFORMED ME HE HAD 2 PRIMARY RETURNS. HE ASKED ME HOW CLOSE WE CAME TO EACH OTHER. I INFORMED HIM OF MY OPINION, AND HE CONCURRED WITH MY OPINION AND A FLT BEHIND US ON THE ARR CONFIRMED THAT THE GLIDERS WERE STILL AT 7000 FT. WE DID NOT TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. BY THE TIME I POINTED OUT TFC TO MY CAPT, THERE WAS NO POINT IN MAKING EXCESSIVE MANEUVERS.
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.