ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288104
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 2010 |
| Time: | 08:27 LT |
| Type: | North Wing Uum Inc SPORT X2 |
| Owner/operator: | Carroll Liverman |
| Registration: | N374WZ |
| MSN: | LS7012 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 65 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Winterville, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Winterville, NC (NC47) |
| Winterville, NC (NC47) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he made a normal approach to the runway with a light headwind in his experimental light sport, weight-shift trike. During the landing flare, with the trike about 5 to 10 feet above the ground, it encountered a gust of wind. The pilot was unable to straighten the trike and it impacted the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The wind was reported as calm at an airport 8 miles to the north at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing during an encounter with a wind gust.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA10CA470
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 18:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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