What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 20 2021 at 1800 N2851H sustained substantial damage during an off airport landing at Owl Canyon gliderport 4CO2.
The PIC had trailered his glider to this gliderport. He had never flown out of this airport before. During his first approach and landing he overshot his base to final turn and lost sight of the runway. A contributing factor was his unfamiliarity with the area. Once he realized he was too FAR away and too low to make the runway he made an off airport landing short of the runway. He ground looped after entering a large ditch which contorted the fuselage causing substantial damage to the glider.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 20 2021 AT 1800 N2851H SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING AT OWL CANYON GLIDERPORT 4CO2.
THE PIC HAD TRAILERED HIS GLIDER TO THIS GLIDERPORT. HE HAD NEVER FLOWN OUT OF THIS AIRPORT BEFORE. DURING HIS FIRST APPROACH AND LANDING HE OVERSHOT HIS BASE TO FINAL TURN AND LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS HIS UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE AREA. ONCE HE REALIZED HE WAS TOO FAR AWAY AND TOO LOW TO MAKE THE RUNWAY HE MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. HE GROUND LOOPED AFTER ENTERING A LARGE DITCH WHICH CONTORTED THE FUSELAGE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE GLIDER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.