What happened
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(-23) While towing a glider at boulder at boulder county airport (1V5), wind direction and velocity changed after take off. (Peak gusts @ 45). Landing was aborted and alternate of Longmont (2V2) was selected. While attempting a go-around at Longmont, pilot found climb performance degraded due to change in wind direction, (shifting to tail wind). Pilot reported hitting a fence (prairie dog variety) during climb out. The aircraft continued to perform normally post-contact and pilot decided to find another alternate with more favorable wind conditions. Aircraft was flown for over an hour with no appreciable performance degradation. Upon landing at erie tri-county (48V) pilot inspected airplane and found minor damage in accordance with definitions as found in CFR 830.2. Pilot did fill out and forward NASA report in accordance with the aviation safety reporting system.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE TOWING A GLIDER AT BOULDER AT BOULDER COUNTY AIRPORT (1V5), WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY CHANGED AFTER TAKE OFF. (PEAK GUSTS @ 45). LANDING WAS ABORTED AND ALTERNATE OF LONGMONT (2V2) WAS SELECTED. WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND AT LONGMONT, PILOT FOUND CLIMB PERFORMANCE DEGRADED DUE TO CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION, (SHIFTING TO TAIL WIND). PILOT REPORTED HITTING A FENCE (PRAIRIE DOG VARIETY) DURING CLIMB OUT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO PERFORM NORMALLY POST-CONTACT AND PILOT DECIDED TO FIND ANOTHER ALTERNATE WITH MORE FAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FOR OVER AN HOUR WITH NO APPRECIABLE PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION. UPON LANDING AT ERIE TRI-COUNTY (48V) PILOT INSPECTED AIRPLANE AND FOUND MINOR DAMAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEFINITIONS AS FOUND IN CFR 830.2. PILOT DID FILL OUT AND FORWARD NASA REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AVIATION SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM.
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