# Accident 20110129001039A: Mcholland C SOLITAIRE, Wellington, CO, January 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2011, 15:15 local time
- Place: Wellington, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- 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: N15XP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15XP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcholland C L SOLITAIRE (registry code 05676K5, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcholland-c-l-solitaire) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCHOLLAND C SOLITAIRE
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 10 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110129001039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 27 AT 4CO2. UPON CROSSING INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 25 A SEVERE UNEXPECTED DOWN DRAFT WAS ENCOUNTED. THE RUNWAY WAS NOT ATTAINABLE. IN ORDER TO AVOID A RAILROAD TRACK BED ON A RAISED BERM THE PILOT ATTEMPED TO TURN AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE NORTH IN ORDER TO LAND IN THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RAILROAD TRACK AND THE   INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE APPROACH LANDING WAS UNDER CONTROL. AT TOUCH DOWN,THE SOFT GROUND PREVENTED A NORMAL ROLL OUT. THE MAIN GEAR WHEEL SANK IN THE MUD AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO AN  ABRUPT STOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED SEVERLY DO TO THE SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN11CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA166), Jan 29, 2011: Mcholland C L Solitare (N15XP), Wellington, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot’s misjudgment while approaching to land, which resulted in an off-airport landing.

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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