North Wing Uum SPORT X2 N374WZ

Summary

On 6 September 2010 at about 13:27 local time, a North Wing Uum SPORT X2 registered N374WZ, operated by Carroll Liverman, was involved in an accident near Winterville, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 September 2010 at 13:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Winterville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

South Oak Aerodrome (NC47)

Coordinates

35.4828, -77.3533

Aircraft

North Wing Uum SPORT X2

Registration

N374WZ

Engines

1

Operator

Carroll Liverman

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winterville → Winterville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA470

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's loss of directional control while landing during an encounter with a wind gust.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.