What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 7, 2019, at approximately 2055 eastern daylight time, at the Westfield, Indiana airport (I72), aircraft N419TN, a North Wing Uum Inc. Scout X-C, piloted by a student pilot, suffered a hard landing resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was uninjured. The aircraft was being operated under title 14 of the code of federal regulations part 91 at the time of the accident.
Weather at the time of the accident, reported at the indianapolis executive airport, approximately 4 miles west of the accident site, was 4300 scattered with winds 040 at 5 KTS, 10 miles visibility with a temperature and dew point of 25° C/22° c.
The pilot stated that he was conducting solo training in the traffic pattern. He turned final and was indicating 58 to 60 mph as he was instructed to do. After clearing trees on the final approach the aircraft began to sink quickly. Pilot attempted to arrest the descent but was unable and the aircraft landed hard on the grass runway. The aircraft came to rest upright and the pilot was unharmed.
Pilot had just returned from initial training on the aircraft in Tennessee. He had trailered the aircraft to and from the training site. This was his first attempt to solo the aircraft at this location.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 7, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 2055 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AT THE WESTFIELD, INDIANA AIRPORT (I72), AIRCRAFT N419TN, A NORTH WING UUM INC. SCOUT X-C, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, SUFFERED A HARD LANDING RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, REPORTED AT THE INDIANAPOLIS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES WEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, WAS 4300 SCATTERED WITH WINDS 040 AT 5 KTS, 10 MILES VISIBILITY WITH A TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT OF 25° C/22° C.
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING SOLO TRAINING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. HE TURNED FINAL AND WAS INDICATING 58 TO 60 MPH AS HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO. AFTER CLEARING TREES ON THE FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK QUICKLY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ARREST THE DESCENT BUT WAS UNABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AND THE PILOT WAS UNHARMED.
PILOT HAD JUST RETURNED FROM INITIAL TRAINING ON THE AIRCRAFT IN TENNESSEE. HE HAD TRAILERED THE AIRCRAFT TO AND FROM THE TRAINING SITE. THIS WAS HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO SOLO THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS LOCATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.