What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot departed mev for a solo local VFR pleasure/proficiency flight. The pilot stated he made two normal touch-and-goes; however, on the third landing, the pilot noticed a cross wind from the west that required a crab angle to fly parallel to the runway. On touchdown the aircraft weathervaned to the left and the pilot could not keep the glider on the runway. Due to recent rain and snow, the ground was very soft and the main landing gear dug into the soft dirt and flipped the aircraft over on its back.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT DEPARTED MEV FOR A SOLO LOCAL VFR PLEASURE/PROFICIENCY FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE MADE TWO NORMAL TOUCH-AND-GOES; HOWEVER, ON THE THIRD LANDING, THE PILOT NOTICED A CROSS WIND FROM THE WEST THAT REQUIRED A CRAB ANGLE TO FLY PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT COULD NOT KEEP THE GLIDER ON THE RUNWAY. DUE TO RECENT RAIN AND SNOW, THE GROUND WAS VERY SOFT AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON ITS BACK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.