# Accident 20211114019529A: Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA, North Las Vegas, NV, November 14, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2021, 13:15 local time
- Place: North Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2016° N, 115.1187° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2016&lon=-115.1187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N771DX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N771DX-2023-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA (registry code 4500305, https://openairdocs.org/model/israel-aircraft-industries-1125-westwind-astra) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TFE731-3C (registry code 33841, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tfe731-3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TFE731-3C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211114019529A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR22LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA039), Nov 14, 2021: Iai 1125 Westwind Astra (N771DX), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot landed long and failed to deploy the thrust reversers, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate 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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