What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On approach to runway 30 at Minden-Tahoe Airport, the glider, N49443, landed short of the runway. The glider ground looped, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage forward of the empennage. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, was uninjured. The pilot privacy data omitted stated she was receiving training for a glider rating on her private pilot certificate. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that at approximately 100 feet AGL she experienced a heavy sink. She stated that she was unable to make the runway and landed short. She added that the wing tip caught on sagebrush, causing the ground loop.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30 AT MINDEN-TAHOE AIRPORT, THE GLIDER, N49443, LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE GLIDER GROUND LOOPED, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE FORWARD OF THE EMPENNAGE. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED SHE WAS RECEIVING TRAINING FOR A GLIDER RATING ON HER PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL SHE EXPERIENCED A HEAVY SINK. SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND LANDED SHORT. SHE ADDED THAT THE WING TIP CAUGHT ON SAGEBRUSH, CAUSING THE GROUND LOOP.
NTSB investigation
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