What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Tow plane pilot (tpp)stated that the accident flight was the 5th flight of the day, the tow rope was attached to his plane from a previous flight, he dragged the rope in front of the glider, ground crew connected the tow line to the glider, through a series of hand signals and radio communication it was established the rope was taut, shortly after lift off the pilot heard a loud "pop" after which the aircraft started to roll to the right. The tpp stated that he reduced power to get to the ground but no matter how much left rudder input he put in, the aircraft continued to go right. The tpp was able to get the aircraft on the ground but was unable to stop the plane prior to going into a ditch and flipping over.
As the FAA filed it
TOW PLANE PILOT (TPP)STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE 5TH FLIGHT OF THE DAY, THE TOW ROPE WAS ATTACHED TO HIS PLANE FROM A PREVIOUS FLIGHT, HE DRAGGED THE ROPE IN FRONT OF THE GLIDER, GROUND CREW CONNECTED THE TOW LINE TO THE GLIDER, THROUGH A SERIES OF HAND SIGNALS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION IT WAS ESTABLISHED THE ROPE WAS TAUT, SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD "POP" AFTER WHICH THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE TPP STATED THAT HE REDUCED POWER TO GET TO THE GROUND BUT NO MATTER HOW MUCH LEFT RUDDER INPUT HE PUT IN, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO GO RIGHT. THE TPP WAS ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE PLANE PRIOR TO GOING INTO A DITCH AND FLIPPING OVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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