# Accident 20180709009469A: North Wing 17M, Section, AL, July 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2018, 18:46 local time
- Place: Section, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5222° N, 85.9864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5222&lon=-85.9864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N959RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959RR-2019-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North Wing 17M (registry code 05902XT, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-wing-17m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH WING 17M
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180709009469A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT ON 05/04/2018. THE PILOT ASKED HIS SPOUSE TO WATCH HIM TAXI ACROSS THE HOMEBUILT GRASS STRIP RUNWAY IN THE BACK YARD. THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE NORTHWEST END OF THE RUNWAY AND TURNED TO FACE A 135-DEGREE HEADING. THE PILOT INCREASED THROTTLE AND RUN OFF THE FAR END OF THE RUNWAY THROUGH TALL GRASS FOR A MINIMUM OF 100 FEET BEFORE TAKING OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE PILOT CIRCLED HIS HOME FOR FIVE TIMES AND DOUBLED BACK MAKING AN APPROACH TO LAND ON A 315-DEGREE HEADING. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE RIGHT WING DIPPED INITIATING A RIGHT TURN TO A 360-DEGREE HEADING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT AN OAK TREE AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET. CONTACT WITH THE TREE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT WHERE IT CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE FRONT OF THE AIRFRAME CONTACTED THE GROUND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE PILOT STRIKING THE GROUND HEADFIRST WHERE BOTH CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 ERA18LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA188), Jul 9, 2018: Northwing 17 (N959RR), Section, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot's failure to maintain control of the weight-shift-control aircraft during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of flight experience in the…

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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