What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 06/01/2011 at approx 15:15 local a schweitzer SGS2-33A glider was substantially damage when it impacted guardrails and surface of state highway 209 which parallels runway 23 at N82. Aircraft was on approach to runway 23 with a CFI conducting a bi-annual flight review for another glider rated pilot and CFI. No injures were reported. Flight was third flight of biannual flight review. State police took pilots statements and photos at scene as inspector was two hours away and glider was blocking highway. Aircraft contacted guard rail at a point abeam the numbers of runway 23 and came to rest on a heading of approximately north. The right wing leading edge was damaged and small trees and roadside brush were broken along the flight path. The left horizontal stabilizer and elevator was positioned through the guardrail cables with the tail section on the outside (runway side) of guard rail. The aircraft fuselage came to rest on top of and on the opposite side of the guard rail with the left wing blocking the south bound lane of highway. Numerous broken structural tubes, torn fabric and twisting of the fuselage was the resulting substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/01/2011 AT APPROX 15:15 LOCAL A SCHWEITZER SGS2-33A GLIDER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED GUARDRAILS AND SURFACE OF STATE HIGHWAY 209 WHICH PARALLELS RUNWAY 23 AT N82. AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 WITH A CFI CONDUCTING A BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW FOR ANOTHER GLIDER RATED PILOT AND CFI. NO INJURES WERE REPORTED. FLIGHT WAS THIRD FLIGHT OF BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW. STATE POLICE TOOK PILOTS STATEMENTS AND PHOTOS AT SCENE AS INSPECTOR WAS TWO HOURS AWAY AND GLIDER WAS BLOCKING HIGHWAY. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GUARD RAIL AT A POINT ABEAM THE NUMBERS OF RUNWAY 23 AND CAME TO REST ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY NORTH. THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE WAS DAMAGED AND SMALL TREES AND ROADSIDE BRUSH WERE BROKEN ALONG THE FLIGHT PATH. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WAS POSITIONED THROUGH THE GUARDRAIL CABLES WITH THE TAIL SECTION ON THE OUTSIDE (RUNWAY SIDE) OF GUARD RAIL.THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE CAME TO REST ON TOP OF AND ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE GUARD RAIL WITH THE LEFT WING BLOCKING THE SOUTH BOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY. NUMEROUS BROKEN STRUCTURAL TUBES, TORN FABRIC AND TWISTING OF THE FUSELAGE WAS THE RESULTING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.