What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 10/18/2006, aircraft N401MS, was conducting research by the raspet flight research laboratory, a part of Mississippi state university. During the test flight the pilot privacy data omitted was executing a left turn when he observed his airspeed building. The pilot privacy data omitted was concerned he was reaching his max air speed and started a gentle pull as his wings were nearing level. He did not notice his air speed, as he was more concerned with not pulling excessive g's on the aircraft. When he started to pull on the aircraft he heard a loud explosion. The next thing the pilot privacy data omitted remembers is being outside the aircraft still attached to his seat. The pilot privacy data omitted pulled his rip cord on his parachute. The pilot privacy data omitted landed with minor injuries. The chase helicopter piloted by privacy data omitted witnessed the break-up of the glider. privacy data omitted Saw the right wing exit the aircraft and then left wing later exit the aircraft. The left wing cut through the balistic parachute of the aircraft deploying the chute.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 10/18/2006, AIRCRAFT N401MS, WAS CONDUCTING RESEARCH BY THE RASPET FLIGHT RESEARCH LABORATORY, A PART OF MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY. DURING THE TEST FLIGHT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WAS EXECUTING A LEFT TURN WHEN HE OBSERVED HIS AIRSPEED BUILDING. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS CONCERNED HE WAS REACHING HIS MAX AIR SPEED AND STARTED A GENTLE PULL AS HIS WINGS WERE NEARING LEVEL. HE DID NOT NOTICE HIS AIR SPEED, AS HE WAS MORE CONCERNED WITH NOT PULLING EXCESSIVE G'S ON THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN HE STARTED TO PULL ON THE AIRCRAFT HE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. THE NEXT THING THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ REMEMBERS IS BEING OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT STILL ATTACHED TO HIS SEAT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ PULLED HIS RIP CORD ON HIS PARACHUTE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ LANDED WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE CHASE HELICOPTER PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ WITNESSED THE BREAK-UP OF THE GLIDER. ^PRIVACY DAT^ SAW THE RIGHT WING EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN LEFT WING LATER EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING CUT THROUGH THE BALISTIC PARACHUTE OF THE AIRCRAFT DEPLOYING THE CHUTE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.