# NTSB Accident FTW98LA323
> **Schweizer SGU 2-22E** · 1998-07-17 · CANON CITY, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA323
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10588
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-17
- **Location:** CANON CITY, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.439468, -105.229728
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** SGU 2-22E
- **Registration:** N9920J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude and his premature deployment of the spoilers, resulting in a undershoot and hard landing.

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