# Accident 20180627008709A: Schweizer SGS 1-34, Boulder, CO, June 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2018, 15:20 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0392° N, 105.2264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0392&lon=-105.2264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N134BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (registry code 8050146, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-34
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180627008709A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 27, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 HOURS MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME AT THE BOULDER, CO AIRPORT (BDU) A MODEL SCHWEIZER SGS 1-34 GLIDER, N134BC PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A HARD LANDING DUE TO RAPIDLY CHANGING/ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

THE GLIDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE HARD LANDING EVENT. THE CENTER BELLY STRINGER IS KINKED AFT OF THE SINGLE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THERE ARE SHEARED RIVETS AT A STRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE. THE FUSELAGE IS DENTED IN ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES AND THE FUSELAGE IS KINKED DOWN AN OUT OF IT'S NORMAL CONFIGURATION.

## 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 GAA18CA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA389), Jun 27, 2018: Schweizer SGS 1 34 (N134BC), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N134BC (1)

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

- [Incident 19840902050079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840902050079I), Sep 2, 1984: Scwzer SGS134 (N134BC), Peyton, CO, Minor damage. Ran out of lift. Landed off airport a mile and one half from the field.

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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