What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Glider was approximately 1,300 AGL, 1.4 miles from the approach end of runway 23, when the glider encountered a massive sink rate of 1,000 feet per minute. Unable to reach the airport, the flight instructor chose to land in a baseball field. Because of the size of the field, the pilot intentionally ground looped the glider causing damage to the right wing, shearing off 5-6 feet of it, and buckled the fuselage just forward of the vertical stabilizer. There were no injuries involved.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) GLIDER WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,300 AGL, 1.4 MILES FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 23, WHEN THE GLIDER ENCOUNTERED A MASSIVE SINK RATE OF 1,000 FEET PER MINUTE. UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CHOSE TO LAND IN A BASEBALL FIELD. BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE FIELD, THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED THE GLIDER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, SHEARING OFF 5-6 FEET OF IT, AND BUCKLED THE FUSELAGE JUST FORWARD OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED.
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