What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After a 2:15 hr flight the pilot was on approach to a runway about 150 feet high when he encountered a wind shear from a microburst generated from a nearby fast moving storm front. The airspeed diminished to a stall condition, the nose dropped and he leveled out about the time that the aircraft crashed into the ground. The aircraft went across the sage brush and ground about 60 feet before coming to a stop. The pilot sustained minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital for observation. He was released the next day. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot is qualified in different types of gliders.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER A 2:15 HR FLIGHT THE PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO A RUNWAY ABOUT 150 FEET HIGH WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR FROM A MICROBURST GENERATED FROM A NEARBY FAST MOVING STORM FRONT. THE AIRSPEED DIMINISHED TO A STALL CONDITION, THE NOSE DROPPED AND HE LEVELED OUT ABOUT THE TIME THAT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WENT ACROSS THE SAGE BRUSH AND GROUND ABOUT 60 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. HE WAS RELEASED THE NEXT DAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT IS QUALIFIED IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF GLIDERS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.