What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot stated that he overshot the landing field and aborted the landing. He executed a go around and found himself disoriented and attempted to make an off-field landing. According to himself and his passenger, he was losing altitude and airspeed quickly. While attempting to make an emergency landing, the glider came into contact with a power pole, forcing the glider to the ground where it came into contact with a vehicle on the ground. The glider sustained substantial structural damage and the pilot was airlifted to a nearby medical facility and underwent surgery to treat injuries while the passenger was treated for minor injuries and released. The scene of the accident was 3.6 miles away from the field and a magnetic bearing of 211 degrees.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE OVERSHOT THE LANDING FIELD AND ABORTED THE LANDING. HE EXECUTED A GO AROUND AND FOUND HIMSELF DISORIENTED AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING. ACCORDING TO HIMSELF AND HIS PASSENGER, HE WAS LOSING ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED QUICKLY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE GLIDER CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A POWER POLE, FORCING THE GLIDER TO THE GROUND WHERE IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A VEHICLE ON THE GROUND. THE GLIDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS AIRLIFTED TO A NEARBY MEDICAL FACILITY AND UNDERWENT SURGERY TO TREAT INJURIES WHILE THE PASSENGER WAS TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES AND RELEASED. THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 3.6 MILES AWAY FROM THE FIELD AND A MAGNETIC BEARING OF 211 DEGREES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.