20211114019529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA · North Las Vegas, NV · November 14, 2021

Date
November 14, 2021 · 13:15 local
Place
North Las Vegas, NV
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N771DX
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR22LA039
Reported as
Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 Westwind Astra
Reported engine
Honeywell TFE731-3C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On November 14, 2021, at approximately 1442 PST, the las FSDO received notification from the western pacific?s regional operations center, regarding an accident involving N771DX, an 1125 westwind astra, serial number 077. According to the report, N771DX went off the runway after landing at the North Las Vegas airport (vgt), striking airport equipment and lighting and coming to rest north of runway 7/25 with the landing gear collapsed.

The investigation of the scene revealed that the aircraft touched down at the 2000 ft. marker on runway 30R, which is a 4199 ft. runway. Airport video footage showed the aircraft touching down and skidding approximately 965 feet across runway 25/7, than into the dirt over a drainage ditch. As the aircraft rolled over the drainage ditch, the nose gear and main landing gear were sheared off. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the landing gear, undercarriage and leading/trailing edges of the wings.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 14, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1442 PST, THE LAS FSDO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE WESTERN PACIFIC?S REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER, REGARDING AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING N771DX, AN 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA, SERIAL NUMBER 077. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, N771DX WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING AT THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT), STRIKING AIRPORT EQUIPMENT AND LIGHTING AND COMING TO REST NORTH OF RUNWAY 7/25 WITH THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

THE INVESTIGATION OF THE SCENE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT THE 2000 FT. MARKER ON RUNWAY 30R, WHICH IS A 4199 FT. RUNWAY. AIRPORT VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHING DOWN AND SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 965 FEET ACROSS RUNWAY 25/7, THAN INTO THE DIRT OVER A DRAINAGE DITCH. AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER THE DRAINAGE DITCH, THE NOSE GEAR AND MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE SHEARED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, UNDERCARRIAGE AND LEADING/TRAILING EDGES OF THE WINGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.