19800201002149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 1-34 · Colorado Spring, CO · February 1, 1980

Date
February 1, 1980 · 14:00 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
Usaf Academy
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N555CF
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80DTE23
Reported as
Scwzer SGS134
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
36 total1 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Used dive brakes for landing. Failed to maintain air speed. Made hard landing. Buckled fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

USED DIVE BRAKES FOR LANDING. FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIR SPEED. MADE HARD LANDING. BUCKLED FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.