What happened
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CFI statement:
During a training flight (flight review) I was giving to an experience private glider pilot, we were doing a "no spoiler" landing on runway 36 in an AS-K13 glider (N545TT). On final about 100 ft up we were still high. I directed the pilot to slip a little more (nose right, left bank). The glider was then coming down more aggressively. I directed the pilot to get out of the slip. The landing speed was about 50 knots. He then pushed hard on the left rudder, which swung the nose from 20 degrees to the right to 20 degrees to the left in about 2 seconds.
Momentum of rotation continued counter clockwise despite right rudder application. We were about 5 ft above the grass field adjacent to the grass runway. The left wing was down about 20 degrees and hit the grass first followed by the glider which landed sideways in a level attitude going west from about 3 ft above the ground. The glider came to a stop in about 20 ft pointing south. The sudden stop, going sideways, tore the landing skid from the aircraft. The landing wheel was not damage, and used to ground tow the glider back to the hangar.
As the FAA filed it
CFI STATEMENT:
DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT (FLIGHT REVIEW) I WAS GIVING TO AN EXPERIENCE PRIVATE GLIDER PILOT, WE WERE DOING A "NO SPOILER" LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 IN AN AS-K13 GLIDER (N545TT). ON FINAL ABOUT 100 FT UP WE WERE STILL HIGH. I DIRECTED THE PILOT TO SLIP A LITTLE MORE (NOSE RIGHT, LEFT BANK). THE GLIDER WAS THEN COMING DOWN MORE AGGRESSIVELY. I DIRECTED THE PILOT TO GET OUT OF THE SLIP. THE LANDING SPEED WAS ABOUT 50 KNOTS. HE THEN PUSHED HARD ON THE LEFT RUDDER, WHICH SWUNG THE NOSE FROM 20 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT TO 20 DEGREES TO THE LEFT IN ABOUT 2 SECONDS.
MOMENTUM OF ROTATION CONTINUED COUNTER CLOCKWISE DESPITE RIGHT RUDDER APPLICATION. WE WERE ABOUT 5 FT ABOVE THE GRASS FIELD ADJACENT TO THE GRASS RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING WAS DOWN ABOUT 20 DEGREES AND HIT THE GRASS FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE GLIDER WHICH LANDED SIDEWAYS IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE GOING WEST FROM ABOUT 3 FT ABOVE THE GROUND. THE GLIDER CAME TO A STOP IN ABOUT 20 FT POINTING SOUTH. THE SUDDEN STOP, GOING SIDEWAYS, TORE THE LANDING SKID FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING WHEEL WAS NOT DAMAGE, AND USED TO GROUND TOW THE GLIDER BACK TO THE HANGAR.
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