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A B737-300 pilot reports an near midair collision with a glider at 13000 ft approximately 30 DME south on approach to rno runway 34.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 679562 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl single value : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rno.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 679562 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While descending on tarvr 1 arrival into rno; approach controller called possible glider traffic at our 12-1 O'clock position; approximately 5 mi; altitude unknown. We entered a cloud continuing our IFR descent. Upon exiting the cloud at approximately 13000 ft MSL and 30 DME from rno; on the tarvr 1 arrival between the fixes tarvr and spoon; the captain spotted the glider at close range on the approximately same heading and altitude. The captain took control of the aircraft. The captain took evasive maneuvers to avoid the glider. The closest point of approach was approximately 200 ft. We informed the controller of the near midair collision and continued uneventfully into reno. I believe the glider had no situational awareness as to his location along the arrival into reno. Perhaps the glider pilots need some way of being informed when reno is conducting north arrs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 PLT RPTS AN NMAC WITH A GLIDER AT 13000 FT APPROX 30 DME S ON APCH TO RNO RWY 34.
Narrative: WHILE DSNDING ON TARVR 1 ARR INTO RNO; APCH CTLR CALLED POSSIBLE GLIDER TFC AT OUR 12-1 O'CLOCK POS; APPROX 5 MI; ALT UNKNOWN. WE ENTERED A CLOUD CONTINUING OUR IFR DSCNT. UPON EXITING THE CLOUD AT APPROX 13000 FT MSL AND 30 DME FROM RNO; ON THE TARVR 1 ARR BTWN THE FIXES TARVR AND SPOON; THE CAPT SPOTTED THE GLIDER AT CLOSE RANGE ON THE APPROX SAME HDG AND ALT. THE CAPT TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT. THE CAPT TOOK EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID THE GLIDER. THE CLOSEST POINT OF APCH WAS APPROX 200 FT. WE INFORMED THE CTLR OF THE NMAC AND CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY INTO RENO. I BELIEVE THE GLIDER HAD NO SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AS TO HIS LOCATION ALONG THE ARR INTO RENO. PERHAPS THE GLIDER PLTS NEED SOME WAY OF BEING INFORMED WHEN RENO IS CONDUCTING N ARRS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.