What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Saturday, June 3, 2006, at approximately 1213 hours PDT, solo student pilot, privacy data omitted, landing N4464P, a Grob G103 twin ii glider, at chrystal airport (46CN), Llano, CA, made a hard landing, separating the empennage by completely severing the fuselage and control push tubes at its narrowest, just forward of the vertical stabilizer. There were no injuries to the solo student pilot, but, as described, the glider sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1213 HOURS PDT, SOLO STUDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDING N4464P, A GROB G103 TWIN II GLIDER, AT CHRYSTAL AIRPORT (46CN), LLANO, CA, MADE A HARD LANDING, SEPARATING THE EMPENNAGE BY COMPLETELY SEVERING THE FUSELAGE AND CONTROL PUSH TUBES AT ITS NARROWEST, JUST FORWARD OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT, BUT, AS DESCRIBED, THE GLIDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.