What happened
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Pilot lost lift while on a flight originating at ridge soaring, Pennsylvania. The weather conditions at the time of the event were VMC with a slightly scattered cloud cover, temperature of 30 degrees celsius, and gusty wind conditions from the northwest 320 degrees @ 20 knots gusting to 29 knots. At the time the pilot lost lift he was over Maysville, WV and selected a farmer's field to land in. On the landing roll-out the glider struck a groundhog hole. The nosewheel was ripped off the glider, and damage was done to the tail spar and horizontal tail. No injuries occurred to the pilot and no one on the ground was involved.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST LIFT WHILE ON A FLIGHT ORIGINATING AT RIDGE SOARING, PENNSYLVANIA. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT WERE VMC WITH A SLIGHTLY SCATTERED CLOUD COVER, TEMPERATURE OF 30 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS FROM THE NORTHWEST 320 DEGREES @ 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 29 KNOTS. AT THE TIME THE PILOT LOST LIFT HE WAS OVER MAYSVILLE, WV AND SELECTED A FARMER'S FIELD TO LAND IN. ON THE LANDING ROLL-OUT THE GLIDER STRUCK A GROUNDHOG HOLE. THE NOSEWHEEL WAS RIPPED OFF THE GLIDER, AND DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE TAIL SPAR AND HORIZONTAL TAIL. NO INJURIES OCCURRED TO THE PILOT AND NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INVOLVED.
NTSB investigation
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