On Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 2:02:35 PM UTC-5, Sean Fidler wrote:
Here are some photos from inside (and outside) of my glider which has wire protection bars.

https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0V5aVbMKXgkQp

At first they drove me nuts. I felt like I was in a cage. It bothered my visibility. But after 10 flights or so I do not even notice they are there. I somehow learned to unconsciously adjust my head as needed to make sure I have cleared any blind spots.

These wire strike accidents are rare but still happen. A glider just ran into wires during a contest this fall at New Castle a couple months ago. Thankfully, the pilot was OK. I'm not sure if the wires hit the canopy or not, but it does make me feel better having at least some, minimal protection on my glider.

I will admit I was very close to removing them at first.

7T

I believe the issue was, "Hit wires, sudden stoppage too far above ground", the resulting (likely near vertical) impact did a job on the sailplane.
It was part of a thread within a day of the incident.
I would say, "The pilot survived", I WOULDN'T say he was "OK".