Ams-Flight D O O DG-500 ELAN ORION N505KK

Summary

On 14 March 2011 at about 19:20 local time, a Ams-Flight D O O DG-500 ELAN ORION registered N505KK, operated by Soaring Society of Boulder, was involved in an accident near Boulder, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 March 2011 at 19:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU)

Coordinates

40.0333, -105.2350

Aircraft

Ams-Flight D O O DG-500 ELAN ORION

Registration

N505KK

Category

Glider

Operator

Soaring Society of Boulder

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boulder → Boulder

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA225

Nobody was injured.

The in flight loss of lift while landing, resulting in a collision with a fence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), the purpose of the flight was to practice slip maneuvers to a landing with no spoilers. While on short final of the traffic pattern, the student pilot reduced the slip to maintain the glide path, at which time, the glider encountered a sink and descended. While in the flare over a fence, the left wing impacted a fence pole, resulting in substantial damage to the glider. The CFI stated that there was nothing mechanically wrong with the glider prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.