STANTON, MN, USA
N3313
SCHLEICHER AS-K13
N1015A
PIPER PA-18A
THE TOW PLANE AND THE GLIDER IT HAD TOWED TO PATTERN ALT COLLIDED ON THE FINAL APPROACH OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE TOW PLANE WAS SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW THE SAILPLANE & LAND AFTER ITS TOW ROPE DROP. THERE WAS A LOW SUN GLARE ON THE HEADING OF THE BASE LEG. THE CFI IN THE GLIDER SAID HE DID NOT SEE THE TOW PLANE UNTIL THE GLIDER WAS AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL & 200 YARDS FROM TOUCHDOWN, THEN HE SAW A 'WHITE MOVEMENT' TO HIS LEFT. HE TURNED RIGHT, BUT WAS TOO LATE TO AVOID A COLLISION. HE SAID THERE WERE NO RADIOS IN EITHER ACFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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