At 10:16 16 September 2010, glidergeek wrote:
On Sep 14, 6:43=A0am, Frank Whiteley wrote:
Everything went right after everything went wrong


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...m-air-crash-pi...

Very interesting observation if you look at the photos you'll notice
the first one impact is about 15-20' in front of the line and the last
one is behind the line on the runway. How is the Swift moving
backwards during the impact sequence?



It bounced, its not unusual for a glider to bounce if it hits wing tip
first. That takes a lot of the energy out of the fuselage impact; that
energy is then unleashed backwards or sideways. As well as his SCI he was
very lucky not to have severe ankle injuries.

I wish him well and a speedy recovery.

Dave