What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On short final aircraft drifted into trees. (.4)the instructor pilot stated that the student pilot was operating the aircraft controls during the landing approach. The glider started to drift right of the runway centerline. As the glider drifted farther, the instructor took over the controls. He reported having full deflection of the flight controls to counteract the drift, but the glider continued to drift. The right wing tip of the glider then hit trees, and the glider spun until it came to rest in the trees approximately ten feet off the ground. The instructor pilot reported that the trees are about 25 feet from the edge of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON SHORT FINAL AIRCRAFT DRIFTED INTO TREES. (.4)THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS DURING THE LANDING APPROACH. THE GLIDER STARTED TO DRIFT RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. AS THE GLIDER DRIFTED FARTHER, THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS. HE REPORTED HAVING FULL DEFLECTION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS TO COUNTERACT THE DRIFT, BUT THE GLIDER CONTINUED TO DRIFT. THE RIGHT WING TIP OF THE GLIDER THEN HIT TREES, AND THE GLIDER SPUN UNTIL IT CAME TO REST IN THE TREES APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET OFF THE GROUND. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED THAT THE TREES ARE ABOUT 25 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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