What happened
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Pilot was conducting 14 CFR part 91 operations in the local area. Pilot was not able to to maintain altitude due to loss of thermal lift. Pilot initiated an off airfield landing. Landing site chosen was the top of an earthen dam. Directional control was lost and aircraft ran down the leeward side of the dam and arrested in a barbed wire fence. The fence wire penetrated the canopy. Pilot sustained severe injury from the wire. Aircraft sustained substantial damage from fence posts and fence wire.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS CONDUCTING 14 CFR PART 91 OPERATIONS IN THE LOCAL AREA. PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DUE TO LOSS OF THERMAL LIFT. PILOT INITIATED AN OFF AIRFIELD LANDING. LANDING SITE CHOSEN WAS THE TOP OF AN EARTHEN DAM. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND AIRCRAFT RAN DOWN THE LEEWARD SIDE OF THE DAM AND ARRESTED IN A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE FENCE WIRE PENETRATED THE CANOPY. PILOT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURY FROM THE WIRE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM FENCE POSTS AND FENCE WIRE.
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