# Accident 20110314004279A: Ams-Flight D.O.O. DG-500 ELAN ORION, Boulder, CO, March 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2011, 12:15 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0333° N, 105.2350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0333&lon=-105.2350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505KK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505KK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ams-Flight D.O.O. DG-500 ELAN ORION (registry code 3802559, https://openairdocs.org/model/ams-flight-d-o-o-dg-500-elan-orion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMS-FLIGHT D.O.O. DG-500 ELAN ORION
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,216 total, 630 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110314004279A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA225), Mar 14, 2011: Ams-Flight D.O.O. DG-500 Elan Orion (N505KK), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in flight loss of lift while landing, resulting in a collision with a fence.

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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