# Incident 20080909849879I: Scwzer SGS233A, Boulder, CO, September 9, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2008, 11:00 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0392° N, 105.2256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0392&lon=-105.2256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17939, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17939) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 5 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080909849879I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ON THIRD SOLO FLIGHT ON 09/09/2008 AND ON AEROTOW GLIDER TOWHOOK AUTO RELEASED.  PILOT DID NOT USE DIVE BRAKE FOR IMMEDIATE DESCENT AND LANDED LONG ON RWY AND ROLLED INTO OVER RUN AND CONTRACTED ROCK ON ROLLOUT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE OF AIRCRAFT.  REPAIR COST WAS LESS THAN $100.00, HOWEVER FAA FOR 337 WAS COMPLETED FOR REPAIR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN08CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA157), Sep 9, 2008: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N17939), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use the dive brake during landing resulting in a long landing and collision.

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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