What happened
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Student glider pilot privacy data omitted was on his second solo flight at the Blairstown Airport (1N7) located in new jersey. The flight was supervised by his instructor privacy data omitted
The pilot was making his approach to runway 27 at Blairstown and was high on base leg to final. The pilot started a slip to the runway to lose altitude and was left of centerline for landing on runway 27.
The pilot was over some high trees on final and had lost altitude and impacted the trees causing the aircraft to turn and nose dive into the ground.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT GLIDER PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT AT THE BLAIRSTOWN AIRPORT (1N7) LOCATED IN NEW JERSEY. THE FLIGHT WAS SUPERVISED BY HIS INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
THE PILOT WAS MAKING HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AT BLAIRSTOWN AND WAS HIGH ON BASE LEG TO FINAL. THE PILOT STARTED A SLIP TO THE RUNWAY TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND WAS LEFT OF CENTERLINE FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 27.
THE PILOT WAS OVER SOME HIGH TREES ON FINAL AND HAD LOST ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE TREES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN AND NOSE DIVE INTO THE GROUND.
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