# Accident 20180901012729A: Schweizer SGS 1-35, Burnet, TX, September 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2018, 15:55 local time
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7389° N, 98.2386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7389&lon=-98.2386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34107, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-35 (registry code 8050148, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-35
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,692 total, 340 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA557](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA557) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180901012729A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/01/2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200-1300 HOURS, THE AIRMAN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  TOOK OFF FROM FRONT LINE FLYERS GLIDER PORT IN BRIGGS, TX.  HE RECEIVED AERIAL TOW TO ABOUT 2500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL).  PILOT FOUND THERMAL TO 5-6000 FEET AND FLEW TO LAMPASSAS, TX, GOLDTHWAITE, TX, SAN SABA, TX, AND THEN TOWARDS BURNET, TX.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS, THE AIRMAN LOST SUFFICIENT THERMAL LIFT WITHIN 10 MILES TO THE NORTH OF BURNET AIRPORT-KATE CRADDOCK FIELD(KBMQ) AND SELECTED A LOCATION TO LAND THE GLIDER IN A FIELD AT 4123 COUNTY ROAD 108, BURNET, TX, 78611.  THE AIRMAN FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, THEREFORE, THE GLIDER HAD NO BRAKING CAPABILITY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY SLID INTO A FENCE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE CANOPY AND FRAME WERE BROKEN INTO MULTIPLE PIECES AS WELL AS A BENT FUSELAGE CROSSBAR BEHIND THE SEAT, AND SEVERED THE TAIL WHEEL HOUSING FROM THE LOWER FUSELAGE.  THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS RECEIVED FIVE (5) GOUGES APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 INCHES LONG IN THE LEADING EDGES WITH NO APPARENT SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO WING STRUCTURE.  THE AIRMAN SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE, HOWEVER, HE REFUSED TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL FACILITY.

## 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 GAA18CA557](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA557), Sep 1, 2018: Schweizer SGS 1 35 (N34107), Burnet, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing and to use the Before Landing checklist.

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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