Regulations and Government
Report Details Harrowing Bizjet/Glider Close Encounter
Challenger 300 crew estimated the glider flew past their right side at a distance of less than 100 feet, and they saw the glider pilot in the cockpit.

French aviation safety investigation agency BAE has issued a serious incident report on the May 23 near midair collision between a Swiss-registered Bombardier Challenger 300 and a German-registered glider near Switzerland’s Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Airport. The twinjet had departed from Zurich and was on approach when the incident occurred.