What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Clarence l. harris was providing glider instruction to charles m. lain at the time of accident. The glider pilot reported the aircraft experienced a high sink rate and could not make the runway while on downwind approach to runway 36. He elected to land the glider in a soft field past the trees damaging the right wing and lower nose of the fuselage. The glider was removed from the field by civil air patrol inc. personnel (registered owner) and notification to sbn FSDO on 4/7/2004. There were no injuries to the instructor pilot or student.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) CLARENCE L. HARRIS WAS PROVIDING GLIDER INSTRUCTION TO CHARLES M. LAIN AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. THE GLIDER PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HIGH SINK RATE AND COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY WHILE ON DOWNWIND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36. HE ELECTED TO LAND THE GLIDER IN A SOFT FIELD PAST THE TREES DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING AND LOWER NOSE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE GLIDER WAS REMOVED FROM THE FIELD BY CIVIL AIR PATROL INC. PERSONNEL (REGISTERED OWNER) AND NOTIFICATION TO SBN FSDO ON 4/7/2004. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT OR STUDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.