http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22149

Rob Wenban writes:

So you’ve forgotten all the lessons about landing setup, you’ve
misjudged the wind direction, you’ve stalled in the final turn… You’re going
in, an up close and personal meeting with Mother Nature, you are about to crash.
So, what now hot shot?

You have a death grip on the uprights, your body is rigid, your eyes are big and
your pants are getting warm and sticky. As the glider plows into the ground you
swing through the A-frame. The torsional stresses on your humerus exceed
manufacturers’ specs, the bone twists and snaps with a spiral fracture. That’s
going to need surgery, plates, screws, time off work and time away from flying.
Your face slams into the ground just before the keel smacks down on the back of
your head, cracking your stupid bicycle helmet, and your head, like an egg.

This article is not about avoidance. At this point you’ve already failed that
class. I’m assuming that you’ve heard it all before. You’ve probably even given
lots of advice to newbies about avoidance, but somehow you’ve still managed to
do what we’ve all done at some point. You’ve reached the point of no return.

This article is about how to make the best of a bad situation. It’s about how to
hit the ground without doing too much damage, minimising your hospital time and
being able fly again another day.

I’m going to cover the most common forms of crash and try to give a condensed
version of experience that I’ve gained from crashing a lot over the years and
also from picking some of the most experienced brains in the business.

Read more
here.