What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While attempting to land at Seminole lake glider port, clermont, Florida, privacy data omitted the pilot of ASW-27, N661T, stated that he observed a motor glider on the runway. The pilot privacy data omitted continued to descend while keeping the motor glider in sight. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he allowed his glider to get too low and attempted to apply full flaps to clear trees at the approach end of the runway. The pilot privacy data omitted further stated that he mistakenly pulled the spoiler handle instead of the flap handle, causing the glider to descend into the trees at the approach end of the runway. N661T was substantially damaged, and the pilot privacy data omitted the sole occupant of the glider, was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT SEMINOLE LAKE GLIDER PORT, CLERMONT, FLORIDA, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ THE PILOT OF ASW-27, N661T, STATED THAT HE OBSERVED A MOTOR GLIDER ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ CONTINUED TO DESCEND WHILE KEEPING THE MOTOR GLIDER IN SIGHT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ STATED THAT HE ALLOWED HIS GLIDER TO GET TOO LOW AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY FULL FLAPS TO CLEAR TREES AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ FURTHER STATED THAT HE MISTAKENLY PULLED THE SPOILER HANDLE INSTEAD OF THE FLAP HANDLE, CAUSING THE GLIDER TO DESCEND INTO THE TREES AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. N661T WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE GLIDER, WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.