Rno controller described a close conflict event between an air carrier arrival and a glider; noting ...

Attributes
ACN	910665
Time
Date	201009
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	RNO.Airport
State Reference	NV
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Handoff / Assist Flight Data / Clearance Delivery Coordinator Departure Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC

Narrative:

A crj was inbound to rno from the northeast and was being vectored around a glider with a mode-C. The crj reported the airport insight when I observed a primary target in front of the crj at 3 miles. I called traffic and cleared the crj for a visual approach to runway 16R. The crj said they had a glider in sight at about 8;000 ft; which was the glider they were being vectored around. Several minutes later the glider pilot called me stating that the crj just missed him by 10 ft at 10;000 ft. This was the first call from glider. The crj said they never saw that glider.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RNO Controller described a close conflict event between an Air Carrier arrival and a glider; noting the Air Carrier was being vectored around another glider but apparently conflicted with another unknown glider.

Narrative: A CRJ was inbound to RNO from the northeast and was being vectored around a glider with a Mode-C. The CRJ reported the airport insight when I observed a primary target in front of the CRJ at 3 miles. I called traffic and cleared the CRJ for a visual approach to Runway 16R. The CRJ said they had a glider in sight at about 8;000 FT; which was the glider they were being vectored around. Several minutes later the glider pilot called me stating that the CRJ just missed him by 10 FT at 10;000 FT. This was the first call from glider. The CRJ said they never saw that glider.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Rno controller described a close conflict event between an air carrier arrival and a glider; noting the air carrier was being vectored around another glider but apparently conflicted with another unknown glider.