What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was practicing landing the acft with the drougue chute, the acft chute did not release from the acft, the acft landed short of rwy 18, skidded across a road, and struck an embankment, other circumstances are unknown. (.19)on June 19, 1999, at 1600 central daylight time, a schempp-hirth Cirrus (glider), N8145, experienced an undershoot to runway 18, near Hartford, Wisconsin. The glider sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no injuries. The personal 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight departed about 1400. The pilot said he was practicing the deployment of a drogue chute on the approcah. He said that the chute did not release and he was unable to reach the intended point of landing. (-23) see narrative #CHI99LA189
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDING THE ACFT WITH THE DROUGUE CHUTE, THE ACFT CHUTE DID NOT RELEASE FROM THE ACFT, THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF RWY 18, SKIDDED ACROSS A ROAD, AND STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19)ON JUNE 19, 1999, AT 1600 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SCHEMPP-HIRTH CIRRUS (GLIDER), N8145, EXPERIENCED AN UNDERSHOOT TO RUNWAY 18, NEAR HARTFORD, WISCONSIN. THE GLIDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED ABOUT 1400. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS PRACTICING THE DEPLOYMENT OF A DROGUE CHUTE ON THE APPROCAH. HE SAID THAT THE CHUTE DID NOT RELEASE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE INTENDED POINT OF LANDING. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI99LA189
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.