Lockheed Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 9; Flight Crew Total 16500; Flight Crew Type 1400
Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Environment - Non Weather Related; Airport; Weather
A P2V-7 was taking off after making appropriate radio calls on CTAF and making clearing turns in the run-up area of Runway 16 at MEV. At approximately V1 the pilot observed a glider rolling onto the runway from closed runway at the intersection of Runway 16/34 and 30/15. The glider had momentum to cross the runway and cleared the runway ahead of us. The P2 had achieved flying airspeed the plane was rotated to avoid the glider. A collision was narrowly avoided. Subsequently it was determined the glider was using the closed runway due to wind conditions and its radio had failed.
A P2V taking off on MEV Runway 16 nearly collided with a glider which crossed the Runway 16/34 and 15/30 intersection after the glider landed on the closed runway using the favorable winds.