What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After departing the warren-sugarbush gliderport (0B7) on a local cross country glider flight to mt. Washington, NH and back to 0B7, the pilot encountered increasing headwinds on his return leg. The aircraft began losing lift and an off-airport landing became necessary due to the combination of high headwinds and decreasing lift. The pilot spotted a grass field and made a successful off-airport landing but on the roll-out the left wing contacted higher terrain. This caused the aircraft to ground loop which damaged the tailboom and rudder.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER DEPARTING THE WARREN-SUGARBUSH GLIDERPORT (0B7) ON A LOCAL CROSS COUNTRY GLIDER FLIGHT TO MT. WASHINGTON, NH AND BACK TO 0B7, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED INCREASING HEADWINDS ON HIS RETURN LEG. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOSING LIFT AND AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING BECAME NECESSARY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HIGH HEADWINDS AND DECREASING LIFT. THE PILOT SPOTTED A GRASS FIELD AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL OFF-AIRPORT LANDING BUT ON THE ROLL-OUT THE LEFT WING CONTACTED HIGHER TERRAIN. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP WHICH DAMAGED THE TAILBOOM AND RUDDER.
NTSB investigation
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