Hits Towplane On Taxiway

You know how they say, "Any landing you can walk away from...?" Well, "they" apparently weren't taxiing the towplane hit by a glider at a private airfield in Oregon over the weekend.

Authorities say 51-year old Guy Allee may have been coming in a bit fast as he was landing his sailplane. One of its wings made contact with the ground at the strip near North Plains Sunday, causing it to ground loop... right into a Piper Pawnee that was getting ready to tow another glider aloft.

Allee was slightly hurt in the mishap. His daughter, flying with him, wasn't hurt at all. Neither were the pilot of the Pawnee or the glider he was towing.

Local law officers secured the scene until the FAA could get there. The investigation is underway. 

**   Report created 8/23/2006   Record 7
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IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 103MG        Make/Model: G103      Description: G-103C Twin 3SL
  Date: 08/19/2006     Time: 2040

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: Minor     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
  City: NORTH PLAINS   State: OR   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  N103MG, A G103A GLIDER, ON LANDING, GROUND LOOPED AND RAN INTO A TOW PLANE,
  N75HM A PIPER PA25, MINOR INJURIES REPORTED TO THE ONE PERSON ON BOARD
  N103MG, DAMAGE TO BOTH ACFT IS UNKNOWN, NORTH PLANES GLIDERPORT, NORTH
  PLAINS, OR

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   1     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: METAR 192053Z 05004KT 10SM CLR 31/13 A2993

OTHER DATA

  Departed:                             Dep Date:    Dep. Time:     
  Destination:                          Flt Plan:              Wx Briefing: 
  Last Radio Cont: 
  Last Clearance: 

  FAA FSDO: PORTLAND, OR  (NM09)                  Entry date: 08/21/2006

FMI: www.faa.gov