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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · North Wing Uum SPORT X2-N · Boulder City, NV · April 30, 2017

Date: April 30, 2017 · 07:30 local
Place: Boulder City, NV
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N366DN
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA250
Reported as: North Wing Uum Sport X2-N
Reported engine: ROTAX 582
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2

N366DNRegistered now · North Wing Uum SPORT X2-NS/N LS7003 · Built 2008 Airframe modelNorth Wing Uum SPORT X2-N Engine modelRotax 582SER2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft encountered a dust devil while on short final to flare on approach for landing. Control of the aircraft was lost during the wind shift. The aircraft collided with the terrain causing substancial damage to the aircraft.

According to the instructor, the aircraft experienced turbulence that caused the body of the aircraft to vibrate and sway side to side without wing movement. The instructor stated he was on the controls with the student and no abnormal control inputs were made.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO FLARE ON APPROACH FOR LANDING. CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST DURING THE WIND SHIFT. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN CAUSING SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE THAT CAUSED THE BODY OF THE AIRCRAFT TO VIBRATE AND SWAY SIDE TO SIDE WITHOUT WING MOVEMENT. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED HE WAS ON THE CONTROLS WITH THE STUDENT AND NO ABNORMAL CONTROL INPUTS WERE MADE.

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 GAA17CA250Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoulder City, NVThe student pilot’s exceedance of the weight-shift-control aircraft’s critical angle of attack and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action and failure to maintain the proper airspeed after encountering localized turbulence during approach, which…Apr 30, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N366DN · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20180425004099ALanding: Touchdown · Pahrump, NVOn April 25, 2018, at 1843 UTC, a 2008 North Wing Uum Inc sport X2-N, light sport weight shift aircraft, impacted the terrain while attempting to land at Calvada Meadows Airport (74P) in Pahrump, NV. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot…Apr 25, 2018 · Substantial damage