Medium large transport on 8 mile final approach bur has near midair collision with a hang glider.

Attributes
ACN	87642
Time
Date	198805
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bur
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	87642
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	87610
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Following radar vectors we were clrd for visual approach runway 15 at bur. First officer flying. At approximately 8 mi on straight-in final (over range of hills north of airport) captain sighted white hang glider at 12 O'clock and approximately level. Descent was arrested and slight climb initiated and we passed over glider at 50-100'. Glider was visible below and right of aircraft after evasive action and approach was continued uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ON 8 MILE FINAL APCH BUR HAS NMAC WITH A HANG GLIDER.

Narrative: FOLLOWING RADAR VECTORS WE WERE CLRD FOR VISUAL APCH RWY 15 AT BUR. F/O FLYING. AT APPROX 8 MI ON STRAIGHT-IN FINAL (OVER RANGE OF HILLS N OF ARPT) CAPT SIGHTED WHITE HANG GLIDER AT 12 O'CLOCK AND APPROX LEVEL. DSCNT WAS ARRESTED AND SLIGHT CLIMB INITIATED AND WE PASSED OVER GLIDER AT 50-100'. GLIDER WAS VISIBLE BELOW AND RIGHT OF ACFT AFTER EVASIVE ACTION AND APCH WAS CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.