LOS LUNAS, NM, USA
N1017
GLASFLUGEL H-301
THE GLIDER GROUND LOOPED OFF THE RWY AFTER THE WINGTIP CONTACTED TALL GRASS. THE ACFT HAD GONE TO THE RIGHT EARLY IN THETOW BUT THE PLT THOUGHT THE TOW WOULD STRAIGHTEN HIM OUT EVEN AFTER THE WING DROPPED TO THE GROUND. WHEN THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED TALL GRASS & A BUSH, THE ACFT YAWED RIGHT AND WENT INTO A DITCH.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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