An EN B pilot misjudged the landing approach at the V in a NE wind early in October and landed the glider in a tree in a private yard.
This accident category is inappropriate pattern or preparation for landing. Flying downwind during a landing pattern or while approaching an LZ can easily get a pilot in a position impossible to reach the LZ due to even a small amount of upwind flying required to get to the LZ. Approaching an LZ with wind pilots should always get to a position upwind of the LZ while they still have enough altitude to reach the LZ.
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