Da-900 flight crew observed opposite direction glider landing on the same runway just after touchdown. Maximum reverse and braking was used to avoid the glider.

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Attributes
ACN	744034
Time
Date	200707
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cyxu.airport
State Reference	ON
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Falcon 900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : yxu.tower
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10250 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	744034
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 2
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Upon arrival at cyxu london ontario; canada; in daylight visual conditions; we were cleared to land on runway 15 which is 8800 ft long and just after touchdown noticed another aircraft on the runway moving in the opposite direction. It turned out to be a no radio glider who landed on runway 33 and stopped within the first 2000 ft of runway 33. We used maximum reverse thrust and braking and stopped within the first 4000 ft of runway 15. Almost at the same time the tower realized the situation and told us to hold short of an upcoming taxiway which we did. I called the tower after shutdown and was told that they would file a report and did not require any information from me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DA-900 FLT CREW OBSERVED OPPOSITE DIRECTION GLIDER LNDG ON THE SAME RWY JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN. MAX REVERSE AND BRAKING WAS USED TO AVOID THE GLIDER.

Narrative: UPON ARR AT CYXU LONDON ONTARIO; CANADA; IN DAYLIGHT VISUAL CONDITIONS; WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 15 WHICH IS 8800 FT LONG AND JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN NOTICED ANOTHER ACFT ON THE RWY MOVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A NO RADIO GLIDER WHO LANDED ON RWY 33 AND STOPPED WITHIN THE FIRST 2000 FT OF RWY 33. WE USED MAX REVERSE THRUST AND BRAKING AND STOPPED WITHIN THE FIRST 4000 FT OF RWY 15. ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME THE TWR REALIZED THE SIT AND TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT OF AN UPCOMING TXWY WHICH WE DID. I CALLED THE TWR AFTER SHUTDOWN AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD FILE A RPT AND DID NOT REQUIRE ANY INFO FROM ME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.