# Accident 20170430004499A: North Wing Uum Inc SPORT X2-N, Boulder City, NV, April 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2017, 07:30 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8667° N, 114.9439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8667&lon=-114.9439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N366DN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N366DN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North Wing Uum SPORT X2-N (registry code 060006C, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-wing-uum-sport-x2-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH WING UUM INC SPORT X2-N
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170430004499A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA250), Apr 30, 2017: North Wing Uum Sport X2-N (N366DN), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N366DN (1)

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

- [Accident 20180425004099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180425004099A), Apr 25, 2018: North Wing Uum Inc SPORT X2-N (N366DN), Pahrump, NV, Substantial damage. On 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…

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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