What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot stated: on landing she pulled the flap handle by mistake. She thought she was deploying the spoilers. The aircraft floated down the runway to FAR to land on the runway. She jumped he fence at the end of the runway and landed on a rood. The aircraft's right wing struck a tree and broke off, the aircraft ground looped, damaging the rest of the aircraft. No injuries. (.19) on August 11, 2001, approximately 1250 mountain daylight time, a blanik L-13, N3410GM was substantially damaged when it collided with a tree and ground looped on a nearby road near Morgan, Utah. The private pilot and her passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated at Morgan approximately 1220. The pilot told an FAA inspector that the glider was a little high as she approached to land. She thought she deployed the spoilers but nothing happened. The glider overshot its intended touchdown point and the pilot elected to land on a road adjacent to the departure end of the runway. During the landing rollout, the right wing struck a tree and spun the aircraft around. The right wing and empennage were torn off. The pilot later said she deployed the flaps instead of the spoilers.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED: ON LANDING SHE PULLED THE FLAP HANDLE BY MISTAKE. SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS DEPLOYING THE SPOILERS. THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED DOWN THE RUNWAY TO FAR TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY. SHE JUMPED HE FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND LANDED ON A ROOD. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE AND BROKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, DAMAGING THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES. (.19) ON AUGUST 11, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1250 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BLANIK L-13, N3410GM WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND GROUND LOOPED ON A NEARBY ROAD NEAR MORGAN, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HER PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MORGAN APPROXIMATELY 1220. THE PILOT TOLD AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT THE GLIDER WAS A LITTLE HIGH AS SHE APPROACHED TO LAND. SHE THOUGHT SHE DEPLOYED THE SPOILERS BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE GLIDER OVERSHOT ITS INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD ADJACENT TO THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND. THE RIGHT WING AND EMPENNAGE WERE TORN OFF. THE PILOT LATER SAID SHE DEPLOYED THE FLAPS INSTEAD OF THE SPOILERS.
NTSB investigation
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