What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 5, 2008 at 1515 CDT an ab sportine aviacija genesis 2 glider registered to privacy data omitted of new berlin, Wisconsin colided with a tow cart while landing at the Beloit, Wisconsin airport/glider port. The aircraft was landing on hard surface runway 7 while at the same time a tow cart was transitioning from the glider staging area to the parallel sod surface runway 7 to tow a previously landed aircraft back to the staging area. The transition across the runway was at an approximate thirty degree angle. N58RW collided with the rear of the tow cart with its left wing causing it to spin 180 degrees while coming to a stop. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. A flight plan was not filed. There were no injuries to the private pilot or the tow cart driver. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to its' composite left wing. The airport operator conducted a safety meeting with its employees on July 12th concerning all aspects of safe operation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 5, 2008 AT 1515 CDT AN AB SPORTINE AVIACIJA GENESIS 2 GLIDER REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF NEW BERLIN, WISCONSIN COLIDED WITH A TOW CART WHILE LANDING AT THE BELOIT, WISCONSIN AIRPORT/GLIDER PORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON HARD SURFACE RUNWAY 7 WHILE AT THE SAME TIME A TOW CART WAS TRANSITIONING FROM THE GLIDER STAGING AREA TO THE PARALLEL SOD SURFACE RUNWAY 7 TO TOW A PREVIOUSLY LANDED AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE STAGING AREA. THE TRANSITION ACROSS THE RUNWAY WAS AT AN APPROXIMATE THIRTY DEGREE ANGLE. N58RW COLLIDED WITH THE REAR OF THE TOW CART WITH ITS LEFT WING CAUSING IT TO SPIN 180 DEGREES WHILE COMING TO A STOP. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PRIVATE PILOT OR THE TOW CART DRIVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS' COMPOSITE LEFT WING. THE AIRPORT OPERATOR CONDUCTED A SAFETY MEETING WITH ITS EMPLOYEES ON JULY 12TH CONCERNING ALL ASPECTS OF SAFE OPERATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.