What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On April 14, 1999, at 1500 pacific daylight time, an ica-Brasov IS-28B2, N843, registered to and operated by the pilot as a public instrucitonal flight, collided with power lines while on approach to a Private airstrip near North Plains, Oregon. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The glider was substantially damaged. The flight instructor received minor injuries, while the pilot-rated passenger, also a flight instructor, was not injured. The purpose of the flight was a currency check for the pilot-rated passenger. The pilots reported that while on final approach for a short field landing, the glider lost altitude and although it cleared trees, it was not able to clear the power line that crossed the flight path. The canopy of the glider contacted and severed the power line. The glider was unable to make it to the airstrip and a landing was made to a nearby field. (-23) while on final approach, spoilers were fully deployed prematurely and glider struck electrical wires at the approach end of the runway. The glider could not maintain flight, but the controls were still effective. The pitch and roll were kept level, allowing the pilot to land on the main gear.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON APRIL 14, 1999, AT 1500 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN ICA-BRASOV IS-28B2, N843, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A PUBLIC INSTRUCITONAL FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES WHILE ON APPROACH TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR NORTH PLAINS, OREGON. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE GLIDER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, WHILE THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER, ALSO A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS A CURRENCY CHECK FOR THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER. THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR A SHORT FIELD LANDING, THE GLIDER LOST ALTITUDE AND ALTHOUGH IT CLEARED TREES, IT WAS NOT ABLE TO CLEAR THE POWER LINE THAT CROSSED THE FLIGHT PATH. THE CANOPY OF THE GLIDER CONTACTED AND SEVERED THE POWER LINE. THE GLIDER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRSTRIP AND A LANDING WAS MADE TO A NEARBY FIELD. (-23) WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, SPOILERS WERE FULLY DEPLOYED PREMATURELY AND GLIDER STRUCK ELECTRICAL WIRES AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE GLIDER COULD NOT MAINTAIN FLIGHT, BUT THE CONTROLS WERE STILL EFFECTIVE. THE PITCH AND ROLL WERE KEPT LEVEL, ALLOWING THE PILOT TO LAND ON THE MAIN GEAR.
NTSB investigation
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