What happened
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On August 10, 2026, about 1053 pacific daylight time (PDT), an ask 21 glider airplane, tail number privacy data omitted, was substantilly damaged when it was involved in an accident in L94 Mountain Valley Airport, Tehachapi, CA. After landing on runway 27L west heading of 277°, privacy data omitted collided with a stationed JS3 glider airplane, tail number privacy data omitted, on the ground awaiting takeoff. The pilot of privacy data omitted, and the pilot of privacy data omitted were not injured at the time of the accident. Both airplanes were operating as title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 flight rules. According to the L94 airport and skylark north glider flight school, the take off staging area was moved back about 100 feet the day of the accident which is standard practice during hot temperature conditions and weight of the aircraft taking off. All pilots operating flying at L94 are aware of the standard practice. After landing on runway 27L, the pilot of privacy data omitted was not able to apply the brakes on time resulting the first point of contact of the nose with the rudder of privacy data omitted. Striations were found at the nose towards the left of the fuselage. The inner leading edge of the left wing had impact damage with slight separation where the wing root and the fuselage meet. No leakage on the main landing gear was observed. No damage to the brake disk and brake pads was detected. The brake was engaged on the main landing gear when brake the lever was tested. The rudder of privacy data omitted had impact damage towards the vertical stabalizer. Indentations were observed at the mid and lower section of the stabilazer.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 10, 2026, ABOUT 1053 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT), AN ASK 21 GLIDER AIRPLANE, TAIL NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS SUBSTANTILLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN L94 MOUNTAIN VALLEY AIRPORT, TEHACHAPI, CA. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 27L WEST HEADING OF 277°, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH A STATIONED JS3 GLIDER AIRPLANE, TAIL NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ON THE GROUND AWAITING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE NOT INJURED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. BOTH AIRPLANES WERE OPERATING AS TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT RULES. ACCORDING TO THE L94 AIRPORT AND SKYLARK NORTH GLIDER FLIGHT SCHOOL, THE TAKE OFF STAGING AREA WAS MOVED BACK ABOUT 100 FEET THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT WHICH IS STANDARD PRACTICE DURING HOT TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS AND WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF. ALL PILOTS OPERATING FLYING AT L94 ARE AWARE OF THE STANDARD PRACTICE. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 27L, THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES ON TIME RESULTING THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT OF THE NOSE WITH THE RUDDER OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. STRIATIONS WERE FOUND AT THE NOSE TOWARDS THE LEFT OF THE FUSELAGE. THE INNER LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING HAD IMPACT DAMAGE WITH SLIGHT SEPARATION WHERE THE WING ROOT AND THE FUSELAGE MEET. NO LEAKAGE ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS OBSERVED. NO DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE DISK AND BRAKE PADS WAS DETECTED. THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEN BRAKE THE LEVER WAS TESTED. THE RUDDER OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD IMPACT DAMAGE TOWARDS THE VERTICAL STABALIZER. INDENTATIONS WERE OBSERVED AT THE MID AND LOWER SECTION OF THE STABILAZER.
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