What happened
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The aircraft was unable to land back at the airport. The aircraft came to rest in a field. The left and right wings contacted crops that were located on either side of the glider's landing roll. The left wing engaged the crops more fully than the right wing and the glider yawed to the right before coming to rest. As a result of the landing roll, the empennage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe that would have precluded normal flight.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO LAND BACK AT THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A FIELD. THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS CONTACTED CROPS THAT WERE LOCATED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE GLIDER'S LANDING ROLL. THE LEFT WING ENGAGED THE CROPS MORE FULLY THAN THE RIGHT WING AND THE GLIDER YAWED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE COMING TO REST. AS A RESULT OF THE LANDING ROLL, THE EMPENNAGE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WITH THE AIRFRAME THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
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