What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 28, 1999, at 1357 eastern daylight time, a mini-nimbus "c" glider, N100GG, collided with a fence one-quarter mile north of the seminole lake glider Port, in clermont, Florida. The glider was operated by seminole flying and soaring inc, under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The commercial pilot received minor injuries and the glider sustained substantial damage. The flight originated at seminole lake glider Port, exact time unknown. According to the FAA inspector on-scene, the pilot traveled too FAR away from the airport and executed an emergency landing into a cow pasture. After touchdown, the glider collided with a barbed-wire fence substantially damaging the wings and shattering the cockpit canopy. (-23)on 28 April 1999 at 1357 dst, privacy data omitted was pilot in command flying a mini nimbus glider N100GG. The pilot was conducting the flight in the vicinity of the seminole-lake gliderport near clermont, Florida. On his approach to land, the pilot had insufficient altitude to reach the gliderport. The pilot executed an off airport landing in a cow pasture approximately 1/4 miles north of gliderport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage with minor injury to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 28, 1999, AT 1357 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MINI-NIMBUS "C" GLIDER, N100GG, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE ONE-QUARTER MILE NORTH OF THE SEMINOLE LAKE GLIDER PORT, IN CLERMONT, FLORIDA. THE GLIDER WAS OPERATED BY SEMINOLE FLYING AND SOARING INC, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE GLIDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SEMINOLE LAKE GLIDER PORT, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR ON-SCENE, THE PILOT TRAVELED TOO FAR AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A COW PASTURE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH A BARBED-WIRE FENCE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE WINGS AND SHATTERING THE COCKPIT CANOPY. (-23)ON 28 APRIL 1999 AT 1357 DST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOT IN COMMAND FLYING A MINI NIMBUS GLIDER N100GG. THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING THE FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF THE SEMINOLE-LAKE GLIDERPORT NEAR CLERMONT, FLORIDA. ON HIS APPROACH TO LAND, THE PILOT HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO REACH THE GLIDERPORT. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A COW PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILES NORTH OF GLIDERPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH MINOR INJURY TO THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.