The Air France Airbus had flown a shortcut into final for Montpellier
because of Mistral and was running VFR. At about 2500m MSL they saw a Grob
Twin and started to roll (don't remember anymore to the right or to the
left) and touched the Grob's elevator with the leading edge of the Airbus
wing, taking off about 1/3 of the elevator.

Both aircrafts landed safely, one flight attendant showed some bruises. The
Grob was actually not infringing any airspace limitations.

--
Bert Willing

ASW20 "TW"


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I just read a conference report from Europe that references a February 12,
1999 midair between an Airbus A320 and a glider, apparently in France.

Anyone have any details?? (Working on safety seminar on mixed use
airports
and traffic avoidance.)

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Thanks in advance.

Jim Kellett, Resident Curmudgeon
Chief Flight Instructor, Skyline Soaring Club
Captain and Glider Program Advisor, Civil Air Patrol
Chairman, Classic Division, Vintage Sailplane Association
Webmaster, Open Cirrus Website
"If Flying Were the Language of Man, Soaring Would be its Poetry"