What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 06/19/2009 privacy data omitted was pilot of N5462N a Grob-103 glider that crashed on takeoff and subsequent landing following a winch launch at owl Canyon glider park near Wellington co. the wind failed to accelerate the glider to the correct flying and climbing speed. Afta s shor climb, the glider experienced a yaw to the right and the left wing touched the ground causing the aircraft to yaw back to th eleft. The glider then impacted the ground damaging fuselage behind the aft main gear bulkhead, the elevator departed the aircraft, damagingthe tail. The left wing tip also was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/19/2009 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOT OF N5462N A GROB-103 GLIDER THAT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF AND SUBSEQUENT LANDING FOLLOWING A WINCH LAUNCH AT OWL CANYON GLIDER PARK NEAR WELLINGTON CO. THE WIND FAILED TO ACCELERATE THE GLIDER TO THE CORRECT FLYING AND CLIMBING SPEED. AFTA S SHOR CLIMB, THE GLIDER EXPERIENCED A YAW TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT WING TOUCHED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW BACK TO TH ELEFT. THE GLIDER THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND DAMAGING FUSELAGE BEHIND THE AFT MAIN GEAR BULKHEAD, THE ELEVATOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, DAMAGINGTHE TAIL. THE LEFT WING TIP ALSO WAS DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.