What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 1945 hours on 08/14/01, N29JB, a ica frasov IS-28-B2 glider crashed at the Wenatchee, WA airport. The pilot (a private pilot applicant) was attempting to land on a grass runway parallel to and on the east end of runway 07-25. The pilot turned from the downwind leg to the base leg too soon and was consequently too high to make a successful landing on the grass runway 07-25. The pilot slipped the aircraft while on the final approach leg of the landing with flaps, spoilers, and landing gear extended in an attempt to land on the grass runway 07-25. On short final the examiner, determining that an off-airport landing was imminent, took the controls and retracted the spoilers. The aircraft then made a slight r/h turn towards the asphalt runway 07-25. With the aircraft heading in an easterly direction and for an undetermined reason, the left wing tip contacted the ground approximately 60 feet east of on centerline with runway 07-25. Approximately 76 feet past the end of the runway, the main landing gear contacted the ground, the aircraft pivoted to the left coming to rest approximately 135 feet past the end of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 HOURS ON 08/14/01, N29JB, A ICA FRASOV IS-28-B2 GLIDER CRASHED AT THE WENATCHEE, WA AIRPORT. THE PILOT (A PRIVATE PILOT APPLICANT) WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A GRASS RUNWAY PARALLEL TO AND ON THE EAST END OF RUNWAY 07-25. THE PILOT TURNED FROM THE DOWNWIND LEG TO THE BASE LEG TOO SOON AND WAS CONSEQUENTLY TOO HIGH TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON THE GRASS RUNWAY 07-25. THE PILOT SLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ON THE FINAL APPROACH LEG OF THE LANDING WITH FLAPS, SPOILERS, AND LANDING GEAR EXTENDED IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON THE GRASS RUNWAY 07-25. ON SHORT FINAL THE EXAMINER, DETERMINING THAT AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING WAS IMMINENT, TOOK THE CONTROLS AND RETRACTED THE SPOILERS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE A SLIGHT R/H TURN TOWARDS THE ASPHALT RUNWAY 07-25. WITH THE AIRCRAFT HEADING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AND FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET EAST OF ON CENTERLINE WITH RUNWAY 07-25. APPROXIMATELY 76 FEET PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED TO THE LEFT COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 135 FEET PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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