OAK77DVW19

NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer SGS-1 · Boulder City, NV · May 14, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 14, 1977
Place
Boulder City, NV · BOULDER CITY, NV
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3831ASchweizer SGS-1
Status
Completed · report June 22, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770514011219A
Case key
158381

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0878  77/5/14    BOULDER CITY,NV     SCHWEIZER SGS-1     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 360
        TIME - 1430                    N3831A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOULDER CITY,NV             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- MONOWHEEL LDG GR.

Aircraft

Registration
N3831A
Reported as
Schweizer SGS-1
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Boulder City Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.