It was just behind and to the left of the tow paddock. The pilot did not throw his chute. Steve Moyes was about to take off in our lane, but we all watched as another glider came down next to the first one, but the pilot had thrown his chute. Unfortunately, it was a very small chute and the glider was coming down fairly quickly. It turns out that the pilot under canopy, Art Dichommen, was standing in the control frame, and flared at the last minute.
Art is a member of the Dutch team.
The Belgian pilot, Gilles Leborgne, was flying off to the side of the twenty pilot gaggle in the same turn direction but not in the same cylinder as most of the pilots. Art was following closely behind another pilot and had seen Gilles earlier turning to the side. While watching the pilot ahead of him, Art saw Gilles heading straight for him. As Art was a little lower than Gilles, he pulled in to avoid him. Apparently Gilles did the same, and they impacted.