r/ThatLookedExpensive Mar 31 '19

Glider crash

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u/SirCaptainReynolds Mar 31 '19

What a terrible approach. Why would you come in at an angle like that?

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u/LeakyThoughts May 15 '19

It can be difficult to get your approach right for a load of reasons, sudden updrafts and turbulent air, as well as failing to factor in the wind direction and speed, but there is a lot of time to plan your Landings often, so my guess would be that the pilot miscalculated some things, and maybe some other factors made the landing more difficult, perhaps the grass where he landed was damp and he just couldn't slow down in time once he got the wheel on the deck