What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The privacy data omittedpilot stated after the glider was released from the tow aircraft he encountered severe turbulence. He slammed against the canopy of the aircraft shattering the canopy. The turbulence induced a negative pitch attitude. The airspeed indicator indicated that the aircraft was beyond vne. At this point the pilot recovered from the turbulence upset, and made an approach into a clearing. The aircraft contacted a tree before touch down, landed hard into the grass, and ground looped before it came to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT STATED AFTER THE GLIDER WAS RELEASED FROM THE TOW AIRCRAFT HE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. HE SLAMMED AGAINST THE CANOPY OF THE AIRCRAFT SHATTERING THE CANOPY. THE TURBULENCE INDUCED A NEGATIVE PITCH ATTITUDE. THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEYOND VNE. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT RECOVERED FROM THE TURBULENCE UPSET, AND MADE AN APPROACH INTO A CLEARING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A TREE BEFORE TOUCH DOWN, LANDED HARD INTO THE GRASS, AND GROUND LOOPED BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP.
NTSB investigation
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