What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was conducting glider operations when the pilot was unable to maintain sufficient altitude to return to the departure airport runway. The pilot communicated with the flying Club, indicating the need for an off-field landing. The selected landing site had previously been identified by the Club as a suitable off-site location. The pilot conducted two orbits to inspect the site and reported no visible hazards.
During the landing rollout, the glider’s right wing struck a metal fence obscured by tall grass. This caused the aircraft to spin to the right, resulting in the fuselage and left wing also contacting the barbed wire fence. Accident resulted in substantial damage to the right wing.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING GLIDER OPERATIONS WHEN THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT RUNWAY. THE PILOT COMMUNICATED WITH THE FLYING CLUB, INDICATING THE NEED FOR AN OFF-FIELD LANDING. THE SELECTED LANDING SITE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE CLUB AS A SUITABLE OFF-SITE LOCATION. THE PILOT CONDUCTED TWO ORBITS TO INSPECT THE SITE AND REPORTED NO VISIBLE HAZARDS.
DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE GLIDER’S RIGHT WING STRUCK A METAL FENCE OBSCURED BY TALL GRASS. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN THE FUSELAGE AND LEFT WING ALSO CONTACTING THE BARBED WIRE FENCE. ACCIDENT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.