Talk about a lucky landing. A pilot parachuted to safety onto the top of a hospital parking garage in downtown Reno, Nevada, on Sunday after an apparent encounter with severe mountain wave turbulence tore both the wings off his German-built Schleicher glider.
Longtime glider enthusiast Bob Spielman was reportedly attempting to return to Minden-Tahoe Airport about 40 miles south of Reno when the strong turbulence snapped the wings from his ASW 27 glider like a toy.
