Glider forced landing Canada

On Monday, September 9, 2013 3:21:29 PM UTC-6, Papa3 wrote:
On Monday, September 9, 2013 4:53:50 PM UTC-4, C-FFKQ (42) wrote:

On Monday, 9 September 2013 16:35:08 UTC-4, Sean F (F2) wrote:

Yikes!



Yeah... but he won the spot-landing contest.





That's an understatement: "Bob Scott, deputy fire chief of Langley City Fire-Rescue, said the building's flat roof covered an area just 18 metres by 7.5 metres in size."



"We're not sure if it was luck or skill that got him to set the glider down on the roof," said Scott, noting the close proximity of the intersection and power lines.



I recall a picture from California maybe early/mid 1980s where someone landed a Schweizer on a big factory or logistics center. Must have been a 500 foot long roof. Much less impressive.

The wing damage is consistent with a wire slice and at least one of the images shows some wiring that may have been looped up. I suspect he caught a wire and plopped onto the roof at a right angle.

Frank Whiteley

On Monday, September 9, 2013 9:24:20 PM UTC-6, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Monday, September 9, 2013 3:21:29 PM UTC-6, Papa3 wrote:

On Monday, September 9, 2013 4:53:50 PM UTC-4, C-FFKQ (42) wrote:



On Monday, 9 September 2013 16:35:08 UTC-4, Sean F (F2) wrote:



Yikes!







Yeah... but he won the spot-landing contest.











That's an understatement: "Bob Scott, deputy fire chief of Langley City Fire-Rescue, said the building's flat roof covered an area just 18 metres by 7.5 metres in size."







"We're not sure if it was luck or skill that got him to set the glider down on the roof," said Scott, noting the close proximity of the intersection and power lines.







I recall a picture from California maybe early/mid 1980s where someone landed a Schweizer on a big factory or logistics center. Must have been a 500 foot long roof. Much less impressive.



The wing damage is consistent with a wire slice and at least one of the images shows some wiring that may have been looped up. I suspect he caught a wire and plopped onto the roof at a right angle.



Frank Whiteley

Digging further, I think he hit a tree rather than wires as there's quite an impact area outboard of the wing split.