Hard landing Accident Schweizer SGS 1-34 N134BC, Wednesday 27 June 2018

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Date:	Wednesday 27 June 2018
Time:	15:20
Type:	Schweizer SGS 1-34
Owner/operator:	Soaring Society Of Boulder Inc
Registration:	N134BC
MSN:	85
Year of manufacture:	1973
Total airframe hrs:	5015 hours
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Boulder Municipal Airport, CO (WBU/KBDU) - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Boulder, CO (BDU)
Destination airport:	Boulder, CO (BDU)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The solo student pilot reported that, during landing, about 10 ft above ground, the glider was “hit by a tail gust/downdraft,” then it landed hard.
The glider sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 8 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 170° at 10 knots, gusting to 14 knots. The pilot landed the glider on runway 8G.

Probable Cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

Accident investigation: