Moment pilot parachuted to safety and landed on a ROOF as his glider nose-dived into a field after dramatic mid-air collision at 3,000ft

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Onlookers saw the aircraft 'corkscrew' from the sky after crash with glider
Pilot managed to bail out and parachute to safety, landing on farm building
The second glider, carrying a pilot and passenger, landed safely
AAIB is investigating the crash above Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire

Published: 09:37 EST, 19 May 2014 | Updated: 12:23 EST, 19 May 2014

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A pilot managed to parachute to safety and land on a roof as his glider nose-dived into a field following a dramatic mid-air collision at 3,000ft.

Onlookers said they saw the aircraft 'corkscrew' out of the sky, tumbling into a field after it struck another glider in the skies above the village of Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire.

Fortunately the pilot managed to bail out of the falling glider and activate his parachute before he touched down on the roof of a farm outbuilding.

Escape: A pilot managed to parachute to safety and land on a roof as his glider nose-dived into a field following a dramatic mid-air collision at 3,000ft

Drama: The pilot managed to bail out of the falling glider and activated his parachute before he tounched down on the roof of a farm outbuilding

He unhooked his canopy and climbed down and walked away unhurt.

The second glider, which had been flying with a pilot and passenger, remained in the air and they safely returned to nearby Gransden Airfield where two planes had deparetd from.