What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) 01/25/2005: N6745Z a PA-25-25 was towing a glider when the engine failed at 1000 ft AGL. The pilot of the tow aircraft gave the signal to the sail plane to release, the sail plane made a clean release and made it back to the crystal air field. privacy data omitted The pilot of the tow plane set up a dead stick landing on a north and south running road. On the roll out the left wing struck a pole inducing a ground loop to the right. The right wing struck a berm resulting in wing spar damage. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 01/25/2005: N6745Z A PA-25-25 WAS TOWING A GLIDER WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED AT 1000 FT AGL. THE PILOT OF THE TOW AIRCRAFT GAVE THE SIGNAL TO THE SAIL PLANE TO RELEASE, THE SAIL PLANE MADE A CLEAN RELEASE AND MADE IT BACK TO THE CRYSTAL AIR FIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ THE PILOT OF THE TOW PLANE SET UP A DEAD STICK LANDING ON A NORTH AND SOUTH RUNNING ROAD. ON THE ROLL OUT THE LEFT WING STRUCK A POLE INDUCING A GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A BERM RESULTING IN WING SPAR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
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