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The pilot of a glider survived a crash into a convenience store roof in Langley City Sunday morning.
metal,” said Christine Macdonald, who lives across the street. Macdonald and several other neighbours said the lone pilot was talking when he was removed from the crashed aircraft. The glider came to a halt with one wing leaning off the north by Matthew Claxton edge of the corner store. Langley mclaxton@langleyadvance.com City firefighters used an aerial An Air Cadets glider crash-land- ladder and bucket lift to bring the ed on the roof of a corner grocery man down from the roof. He was store in Langley City Sunday brought down on a backboard morning. and taken to hospital by BC According to Ambulance crews. witnesses, just The teen’s condition “We’re very happy after 10 a.m., the was not considered and thankful the glider apparently serious, according to clipped some trees City Fire Chief Rory cadet is safe.” to the north east Thompson. Amelie Leduc of the Meadow’s The young pilot, Mart corner store who was between 16 at 208th Street and 56th Avenue, and 18 years old, was released just a block away from the from hospital by Sunday evening, Langley Bypass. said Capt. Amelie Leduc, a public “It sounded like a construction affairs officer for the B.C. Cadet site had dropped a big sheet of program.
“We’re very happy and thankBecause the cadets are overseen ful the cadet is safe,” said Leduc. by the military, the Directorate At the scene of the crash, will look into the incident. Langley RCMP closed down the They will be talking to the intersection, but dozens of specpilot, other witnesses, and examtators lined nearby streets to see ining the glider, said Leduc. the glider dangling from Reports from both agenView the roof. cies are expected, but Leduc photos Despite the crash, the couldn’t say how long the with glider did not appear to process might take. have suffered heavy damAir Cadet glider flights age. It had some damage are a common sight on or to one wing, possibly weekends in Langley, usuonline from hitting a tree. ally using an east-west Leduc would not running runway at the release the name of the Langley Regional Airport. young pilot, and for The Airport is about half a privacy reasons, would mile from the location of the not identify the Air crash. Cadets squadron of which he is Local glider flights begin with a member. A number of Lower the glider being pulled into the Mainland squadrons provide air by a tow plane, then released glider training from Langley to come back down to earth Regional Airport. under the glider pilot’s control. Transport Canada and the Leduc said the flights typically Directorate of Flight Safety with last about 15 minutes and the the Canadian Forces will be look- gliders are released about 2,000 feet in the air. ing into the flight, said Leduc.
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