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Old August 30th 09, 01:05 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default towplane collides with glider, prop hits wingtip

On Aug 29, 4:34*pm, wrote:
Educational video...
Murphy's law at work... one thing leads to another...
towplane: Wilga
glider: LAK
place and time: competition at Pila in Poland, late August 2009
towplane's engine misses than cuts off during takeoff
prop collides with the wingtiphttp://picasaweb.google.pl/Wojtekpara/Wypadek#5238527461393125826

Andre V, CFIG


Any clues as to what caused the tow pilot to lose control at the end
of the runway and/or make the hard right turn into the glider's path?