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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Wells Terry HULA GIRL · Wellington, CO · July 3, 2010

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Date
July 3, 2010 · 12:00 local
Place
Wellington, CO
Airport
Owl Canyon
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N301TW
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10CA376
Reported as
Wells Terry Hula Girl
Reported engine
Amateur-built ROTAX
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N301TWRegistered now · Wells Terry HULA GIRLS/N 001 · Built 2003Airframe modelWells Terry HULA GIRLEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 7/3/2010, N301TW, an amatuer built (Hula Girl) powered glider impacted the ground shortly after take-off at Owl Canyon Airport in Wellington, Colorado. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the PIC received no injuries. There were no passengers on board. Weather is unknown at the time of the event but was not considered a factor.

As the FAA filed it

ON 7/3/2010, N301TW, AN AMATUER BUILT (HULA GIRL) POWERED GLIDER IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF AT OWL CANYON AIRPORT IN WELLINGTON, COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PIC RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. WEATHER IS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT BUT WAS NOT CONSIDERED A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN10CA376Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWellington, COA partial loss of engine power due to the inadequate design of the engine cowling.Jul 3, 2010 · Substantial damage