What happened
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(-23) Self launching motor glider depart sunriver airport (S21) Oregon with privacy data omitted/pilot privacy data omitted left seat and flight instructor/commericail pilot privacy data omitted, in right seat. privacy data omitted Was identified as pilot in command and was sole operator on controls for intended straight in landing on runway 34 at Bend Municipal Airport (bnd), Oregon. Pilot reported winds light and straight down runway, he touched down at 40 knots airspeed and bounced two times. Once aircraft settle on to runway it veered right then harder left where it departed the runway to the west of a heading of 250 degrees. Aircraft slid in sand and gravel, down a slight embankment and pitched up onto its nose and came to rest on nose cowling and main gear. The aicraft was stopped on the parallel taxiway to the west of the runway. The two occupants exited without injury while aircraft was on its nose cowling. It was noted at this time, the right hand main gear has been rotated 20 degrees aft the fuselage was severely cracked aft of the right main landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SELF LAUNCHING MOTOR GLIDER DEPART SUNRIVER AIRPORT (S21) OREGON WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LEFT SEAT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/COMMERICAIL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IN RIGHT SEAT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IDENTIFIED AS PILOT IN COMMAND AND WAS SOLE OPERATOR ON CONTROLS FOR INTENDED STRAIGHT IN LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AT BEND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BND), OREGON. PILOT REPORTED WINDS LIGHT AND STRAIGHT DOWN RUNWAY, HE TOUCHED DOWN AT 40 KNOTS AIRSPEED AND BOUNCED TWO TIMES. ONCE AIRCRAFT SETTLE ON TO RUNWAY IT VEERED RIGHT THEN HARDER LEFT WHERE IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE WEST OF A HEADING OF 250 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT SLID IN SAND AND GRAVEL, DOWN A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT AND PITCHED UP ONTO ITS NOSE AND CAME TO REST ON NOSE COWLING AND MAIN GEAR. THE AICRAFT WAS STOPPED ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY TO THE WEST OF THE RUNWAY. THE TWO OCCUPANTS EXITED WITHOUT INJURY WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS NOSE COWLING. IT WAS NOTED AT THIS TIME, THE RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR HAS BEEN ROTATED 20 DEGREES AFT THE FUSELAGE WAS SEVERELY CRACKED AFT OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.
NTSB investigation
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