What happened
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Flight instructor stated that he took the controls from the student when an abrupt turn during the landing roll was necessary to avoid striking ground personnel, the turn resulted in the glider striking the parked tow plane, the glider has substantial damage, but the tow plane was not damaged, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)CFI & student in glider (dual instruction session): cfi/pic (pilot flying) stated that he took controls from student when an abrupt turn in the landing roll became necessary to avoid hitting ground personnel on sod runway. Turn resulted in minimal contact with parked tow plane. Substantial damage to left leading edge and aileron of glider. No damage to parked tow plane. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE TOOK THE CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT WHEN AN ABRUPT TURN DURING THE LANDING ROLL WAS NECESSARY TO AVOID STRIKING GROUND PERSONNEL, THE TURN RESULTED IN THE GLIDER STRIKING THE PARKED TOW PLANE, THE GLIDER HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT THE TOW PLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)CFI & STUDENT IN GLIDER (DUAL INSTRUCTION SESSION): CFI/PIC (PILOT FLYING) STATED THAT HE TOOK CONTROLS FROM STUDENT WHEN AN ABRUPT TURN IN THE LANDING ROLL BECAME NECESSARY TO AVOID HITTING GROUND PERSONNEL ON SOD RUNWAY. TURN RESULTED IN MINIMAL CONTACT WITH PARKED TOW PLANE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT LEADING EDGE AND AILERON OF GLIDER. NO DAMAGE TO PARKED TOW PLANE. NO INJURIES.
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