What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 7, 2008, at 1400 EDT, a 1984 schleicher glider model ASK-21, N363KS, s/n 21228, operated by privacy data omitted returned to land at the Harris Hill Airport (4NY8), in Elmira, NY, but came in too low on approach to land. The pilot extended the pattern too FAR out over the valley with a south wind, and waterfall effect resulted in ability to make field. The aircraft was ground looped, and received substantial damaged. Maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft, and found the aircraft's fuselage section, and tail section substantially damaged. The aircraft was returned to the hangar at the Harris Hill Airport (4NY8) on July 7, 2008. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft received major damage. The pilot and passenger was not injured, and the flight originated at Harris Hill Airport (4NY8), on July 7, 2008 approximately 1330 EDT.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 7, 2008, AT 1400 EDT, A 1984 SCHLEICHER GLIDER MODEL ASK-21, N363KS, S/N 21228, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RETURNED TO LAND AT THE HARRIS HILL AIRPORT (4NY8), IN ELMIRA, NY, BUT CAME IN TOO LOW ON APPROACH TO LAND. THE PILOT EXTENDED THE PATTERN TOO FAR OUT OVER THE VALLEY WITH A SOUTH WIND, AND WATERFALL EFFECT RESULTED IN ABILITY TO MAKE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND LOOPED, AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT'S FUSELAGE SECTION, AND TAIL SECTION SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE HANGAR AT THE HARRIS HILL AIRPORT (4NY8) ON JULY 7, 2008. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HARRIS HILL AIRPORT (4NY8), ON JULY 7, 2008 APPROXIMATELY 1330 EDT.