What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1132 hours while landing on RW-36 at Windham Airport a glider (N2517H), piloted by student pilot privacy data omitted made an emergency landing along the north side of the route 6 east one quarter mile south of airport road. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury.
The pilot stated he was attempting to return to RW-27 to land, but an episode of severe sink was encountered on 1 mile final approach to runway 36, it became apparent that inadequate altitude remained to reach the runway. An emergency landing was initiated on the shoulder of rt 6 approximately 800 ft from the threshold of the runway.
Visible damage to the glider included minor damage to the left wing and bottom of the fuselage. Further investigation revealed substantial damage to the left rear wing spar
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1132 HOURS WHILE LANDING ON RW-36 AT WINDHAM AIRPORT A GLIDER (N2517H), PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROUTE 6 EAST ONE QUARTER MILE SOUTH OF AIRPORT ROAD. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.
THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO RW-27 TO LAND, BUT AN EPISODE OF SEVERE SINK WAS ENCOUNTERED ON 1 MILE FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT INADEQUATE ALTITUDE REMAINED TO REACH THE RUNWAY. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED ON THE SHOULDER OF RT 6 APPROXIMATELY 800 FT FROM THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY.
VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE GLIDER INCLUDED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR WING SPAR
NTSB investigation
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