What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed on a pleasure flight at approximately 1600 hours. Experienced weak lift conditions and decided to return to the field. Encountered sink returning to the field. Elected to land off field rather than attempt to return to airport. Landed on a small strip next to a lake and a crop field. Shortly after touching down, the right wing was drug by the crops and the glider did a ground loop. Pilot failed to report accident until ten (10) days after the accident. Date of accident erroneously entered as September 17, 2003 on pram and other documents.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS. EXPERIENCED WEAK LIFT CONDITIONS AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. ENCOUNTERED SINK RETURNING TO THE FIELD. ELECTED TO LAND OFF FIELD RATHER THAN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. LANDED ON A SMALL STRIP NEXT TO A LAKE AND A CROP FIELD. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE RIGHT WING WAS DRUG BY THE CROPS AND THE GLIDER DID A GROUND LOOP. PILOT FAILED TO REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. DATE OF ACCIDENT ERRONEOUSLY ENTERED AS SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 ON PRAM AND OTHER DOCUMENTS.
NTSB investigation
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