What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 11, 2017, at about 0810 central standard time, a glider-Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina, Virus Sw, N345M, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, crashed during landing rollout at Okmulgee Regional Airport (okm), Oklahoma. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The private pilot and one passanger onboard sustained no injuries. The flight originated from wellston, Oklahoma about 30 minutes before the accident.
The pilot stated during landing rollout, not being aware that the runway he landed was closed, he collided with a 12-foot chain-link fence that was running across runway 4 of the airport. Further according to the pilot, there were no visible solid yellow closed runway markings, such as ?x? Mark. The glider did not encounter any pre-crash mechanical failure or malfunction before it collided with the fence.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 11, 2017, AT ABOUT 0810 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A GLIDER-PIPISTREL DOO AJDOVSCINA, VIRUS SW, N345M, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT OKMULGEE REGIONAL AIRPORT (OKM), OKLAHOMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSANGER ONBOARD SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WELLSTON, OKLAHOMA ABOUT 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
THE PILOT STATED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, NOT BEING AWARE THAT THE RUNWAY HE LANDED WAS CLOSED, HE COLLIDED WITH A 12-FOOT CHAIN-LINK FENCE THAT WAS RUNNING ACROSS RUNWAY 4 OF THE AIRPORT. FURTHER ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SOLID YELLOW CLOSED RUNWAY MARKINGS, SUCH AS ?X? MARK. THE GLIDER DID NOT ENCOUNTER ANY PRE-CRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION BEFORE IT COLLIDED WITH THE FENCE.
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