L-13 Blaník catches the winch tractor after a long landing decided before launch

At the end of a landing run planned to finish near the hangar, an L-13 Blaník at Moravská Třebová caught its right wingtip on the tractor coupled to the winch; the two on board were unhurt and the glider substantially damaged. It was the glider's last flight of the day, and before launching the pilot had decided to land long to shorten the move to parking. He winch-launched from RWY 26L for a four-minute training circuit with an instructor aboard and touched down beyond the winch. The wingtip caught the tractor's rear wheel and the glider swung through 180°. The pilot said he saw the winch throughout and misjudged the wingtip's clearance.

1. Training circuit on a winch day: The pilot took off by winch from RWY 26L for a four-minute training circuit with an instructor aboard, his first flight of the day and the glider's last.
2. Little flying in three months: The pilot held 401 hours in total and 346 on the type, but had flown 2 hours 37 minutes in the previous 90 days and four minutes in the previous 30.
3. Long landing planned to save a tow: Because it was the glider's last flight of the day, the pilot decided before launching to land long, finishing the run near the hangar to shorten the ground move to parking.
4. Rolls on past the winch position: He touched down south of the runway and beyond the winch, which stood in its usual place and which he had in sight throughout; gliders were being towed to the hangar behind it.
5. Wingtip catches the tractor wheel: At the end of the run the right wingtip caught the rear wheel of the tractor coupled to the winch. The glider swung through 180°, damaging its right wing and fuselage skin; both occupants were unhurt.