What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The glider was towed by a Piper pawnee to 2000 feet AGL and released. Witnesses reported that on final approach to runway 33 at Brookhaven Airport(hwv), the left wing dropped, aircraft spun to the left and disappeared behind the tree line. The aircraft impacted a dot service road south of route 27 sunrise highway in a high angle nose first attitude approximately 1/2 mile from the end of the runway. The pilot and sole occupant was fatally injured. No mechanical issues with the aircraft were found.
As the FAA filed it
THE GLIDER WAS TOWED BY A PIPER PAWNEE TO 2000 FEET AGL AND RELEASED. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33 AT BROOKHAVEN AIRPORT(HWV), THE LEFT WING DROPPED, AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE LEFT AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A DOT SERVICE ROAD SOUTH OF ROUTE 27 SUNRISE HIGHWAY IN A HIGH ANGLE NOSE FIRST ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT WERE FOUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N9857E · 1
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