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BE300 captain reports airborne conflict with a sail plane 25 to 30 miles southwest of teb at 3;000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 954572 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | N90.TRACON |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 110 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 1500 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
We were inbound to teb about 25-30 miles southwest. We had been given a heading to intercept and join the localizer course to runway 6. We were at 3;000 ft MSL. We have a skywatch onboard and keep a close eye on it especially in the new york area at low altitudes. I had just finished arming my flight director to capture the inbound course when I looked out the window and saw us heading for a glider which was circling over an area. I don't believe this aircraft ever saw us. I don't believe he was equipped with a transponder either. I immediately took action and turned the aircraft to the left to avoid him. When we were clear of the traffic we continued on to join the localizer course. We attempted twice to contact N90 approach but they were extremely busy. I made contact by phone with ny TRACON and they are aware of the incident and are investigating it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE300 Captain reports airborne conflict with a sail plane 25 to 30 miles southwest of TEB at 3;000 FT.
Narrative: We were inbound to TEB about 25-30 miles southwest. We had been given a heading to intercept and join the localizer course to Runway 6. We were at 3;000 FT MSL. We have a Skywatch onboard and keep a close eye on it especially in the New York area at low altitudes. I had just finished arming my flight director to capture the inbound course when I looked out the window and saw us heading for a glider which was circling over an area. I don't believe this aircraft ever saw us. I don't believe he was equipped with a transponder either. I immediately took action and turned the aircraft to the left to avoid him. When we were clear of the traffic we continued on to join the localizer course. We attempted twice to contact N90 Approach but they were extremely busy. I made contact by phone with NY TRACON and they are aware of the incident and are investigating it.
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.