20110314004279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ams-Flight D.O.O. DG-500 ELAN ORION · Boulder, CO · March 14, 2011

Date: March 14, 2011 · 12:15 local
Place: Boulder, CO
Airport: Boulder Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N505KK
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11CA225
Reported as: Ams-Flight D.O.O. DG-500 Elan Orion
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,216 total630 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N505KKRegistered now · Ams-Flight D.O.O. DG-500 ELAN ORIONS/N 5E201X46 Airframe modelAms-Flight D.O.O. DG-500 ELAN ORION Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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On 14 March 2011 on or about 1215 hours aircraft DG-500 orion N505KK impacted a fence post at the end of the runway at Boulder airport, Boulder, Colorado. Dual instruction was being given at the time. Two persons onboard aircraft received no injuries. The aircraft sustained major damage to wing and fuselage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, with gusting crosswinds.

As the FAA filed it

ON 14 MARCH 2011 ON OR ABOUT 1215 HOURS AIRCRAFT DG-500 ORION N505KK IMPACTED A FENCE POST AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT BOULDER AIRPORT, BOULDER, COLORADO. DUAL INSTRUCTION WAS BEING GIVEN AT THE TIME. TWO PERSONS ONBOARD AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO WING AND FUSELAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, WITH GUSTING CROSSWINDS.

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 CEN11CA225Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoulder, COThe in flight loss of lift while landing, resulting in a collision with a fence.Mar 14, 2011 · Substantial damage