# Accident 20110402004819A: Cessna 172RG, Wellington, CO, April 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2011, 08:57 local time
- Place: Wellington, CO
- Airport: Owl Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8131° N, 104.9850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8131&lon=-104.9850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4914V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4914V-2013-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,458 total, 85 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110402004819A

## Narrative

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

ON  4/2/2011, N4914V, A CE-172RG LANDING AT OWL CANYON GLIDERPORT, A PRIVATE PILOT, MARIE A BOOM, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND,  FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE COMMERCIALLY  RATED PILOT WITH HER, GREGORY J BOOM, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK A WOODEN GAZEBO LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 140 FEET FROM RUNWAY CENTER, RESULTING IN   SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. VFR CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT. NO INJURIES SUSTANIED.

## 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 CEN11LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA266), Apr 2, 2011: Cessna 172RG (N4914V), Wellington, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during the go-around.

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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