What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During initial private glider pilot certification evaluation (second attempt), student pilot overshot the intended landing area. FAA inspector took control of the a/c away from the student pilot at approx. sixty feet AGL. While attempting to maneuver the acft to a safe touch-down area, right wing tip came in contact with the ground prior to anticipation. A/c traveled another approx. fifty yards and came to rest with no injries to occupants. Appears to have structural damage to left wing with oil canning of the skin. Right outer wing gear was torn out leaving a hole of approx. eight inches and damaging three ribs. Aft lower right fuselage received structural damage to stinger and skin and other structural damage to the surface of the fuselage. Additionally, aft tail wheel was torn from a/c.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING INITIAL PRIVATE GLIDER PILOT CERTIFICATION EVALUATION (SECOND ATTEMPT), STUDENT PILOT OVERSHOT THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. FAA INSPECTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE A/C AWAY FROM THE STUDENT PILOT AT APPROX. SIXTY FEET AGL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER THE ACFT TO A SAFE TOUCH-DOWN AREA, RIGHT WING TIP CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND PRIOR TO ANTICIPATION. A/C TRAVELED ANOTHER APPROX. FIFTY YARDS AND CAME TO REST WITH NO INJRIES TO OCCUPANTS. APPEARS TO HAVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING WITH OIL CANNING OF THE SKIN. RIGHT OUTER WING GEAR WAS TORN OUT LEAVING A HOLE OF APPROX. EIGHT INCHES AND DAMAGING THREE RIBS. AFT LOWER RIGHT FUSELAGE RECEIVED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO STINGER AND SKIN AND OTHER STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE SURFACE OF THE FUSELAGE. ADDITIONALLY, AFT TAIL WHEEL WAS TORN FROM A/C.
NTSB investigation
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