What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This glider was in a descent in a straight and level attitude searching for the next thermal. Below him was an ultralight in a left climbing turn. The glider pilot's visibility downward was obstructed by the fuselage of the glider; the ultralight pilot's visibility upward was obstructed by the wing of the ultralight. The glider and the ultralight got within 20 feet of each other when the glider pilot saw the ultralight, but there was not enough time to react. A second later the two aircraft collided. The glider's fuselage and cockpit glass made contact with the right wing of the glider causing the wing to deform. The glider had minor damage and no injuries to the pilot; the ultralight fell to the ground causing it to be destroyed, but the pilot survived with minor abrasions and scratches.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS GLIDER WAS IN A DESCENT IN A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL ATTITUDE SEARCHING FOR THE NEXT THERMAL. BELOW HIM WAS AN ULTRALIGHT IN A LEFT CLIMBING TURN. THE GLIDER PILOT'S VISIBILITY DOWNWARD WAS OBSTRUCTED BY THE FUSELAGE OF THE GLIDER; THE ULTRALIGHT PILOT'S VISIBILITY UPWARD WAS OBSTRUCTED BY THE WING OF THE ULTRALIGHT. THE GLIDER AND THE ULTRALIGHT GOT WITHIN 20 FEET OF EACH OTHER WHEN THE GLIDER PILOT SAW THE ULTRALIGHT, BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO REACT. A SECOND LATER THE TWO AIRCRAFT COLLIDED. THE GLIDER'S FUSELAGE AND COCKPIT GLASS MADE CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT WING OF THE GLIDER CAUSING THE WING TO DEFORM. THE GLIDER HAD MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT; THE ULTRALIGHT FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING IT TO BE DESTROYED, BUT THE PILOT SURVIVED WITH MINOR ABRASIONS AND SCRATCHES.
Other aircraft in the event · 1
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