What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Saturday, June 3, 2000, at 1422 EDT, a slingsby, type 41, series 2 glider, N41SL, operated by Mr. Robert e. cook, a private pilot, while on a personal local flight, during landing, undershot the grass runway 32 and struck a four foot chain link fence at a 45 degree angle of flight path at Dansville Municipal Airport. The glider slid about forty feet after striking the chain link fence. There were no injuries. The glider sustained minor damage to the nose and substantial damage to the fuselage aft of the cockpit section. The aircraft was removed from the field before the investigator was notified of the glider accident. The aircraft was moved from the grass runway 32 to a place outside an aircraft hangar at Dansville airport. The weather was not a factor in the accident. This accident investigation is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2000, AT 1422 EDT, A SLINGSBY, TYPE 41, SERIES 2 GLIDER, N41SL, OPERATED BY MR. ROBERT E. COOK, A PRIVATE PILOT, WHILE ON A PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT, DURING LANDING, UNDERSHOT THE GRASS RUNWAY 32 AND STRUCK A FOUR FOOT CHAIN LINK FENCE AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE OF FLIGHT PATH AT DANSVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE GLIDER SLID ABOUT FORTY FEET AFTER STRIKING THE CHAIN LINK FENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE GLIDER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AFT OF THE COCKPIT SECTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE FIELD BEFORE THE INVESTIGATOR WAS NOTIFIED OF THE GLIDER ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM THE GRASS RUNWAY 32 TO A PLACE OUTSIDE AN AIRCRAFT HANGAR AT DANSVILLE AIRPORT. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT. THIS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.