# Accident 20190707015509A: North Wing Uum Inc SCOUT X-C, Westfield, IN, July 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2019, 20:55 local time
- Place: Westfield, IN
- Airport: Westfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0489° N, 86.1578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0489&lon=-86.1578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N419TN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N419TN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North Wing Uum SCOUT X-C (registry code 060006R, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-wing-uum-scout-x-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH WING UUM INC SCOUT X-C
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190707015509A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA392), Jul 8, 2019: North Wing Uum Scout (N419TN), Westfield, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and wing strike.

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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