# Incident 19820425014869I: Glasfl LIBELLE, Boulder, CO, April 25, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1982, 13:45 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0394° N, 105.2261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOULDER MUNI (BDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0394&lon=-105.2261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4362, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4362) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE (registry code 3800341, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-standard-libelle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFL LIBELLE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 75 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425014869I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. PILOT STATED AN ENORMOUS WIND GUST CAUSED THE HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N4362 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930716024229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930716024229A), Jul 16, 1993: Glasfl LIBELLE (N4362), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Gliders spoilers deployed under tow unable to retract released from tow. Impacted field. Spoilers were misrigged.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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