# Accident 20100703038609A: Wells Terry HULA GIRL, Wellington, CO, July 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2010, 12:00 local time
- Place: Wellington, CO
- Airport: Owl Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8028° N, 104.9842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8028&lon=-104.9842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301TW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N301TW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wells Terry HULA GIRL (registry code 05614RT, https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-terry-hula-girl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WELLS TERRY HULA GIRL
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR ROTAX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100703038609A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN10CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA376), Jul 3, 2010: Wells Terry Hula Girl (N301TW), Wellington, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the inadequate design of the engine cowling.

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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