# Accident 20010602038949A: Amtr CUBY, Elkton, MD, June 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2001, 17:40 local time
- Place: Elkton, MD
- Airport: Raintree Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5997° N, 75.8192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5997&lon=-75.8192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9685A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9685A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: E.A.A. Chapter 240 CUBY SPORT TRAINER (registry code 05655N1, https://openairdocs.org/model/e-a-a-chapter-240-cuby-sport-trainer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CUBY
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010602038949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CUBBY WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 31. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS CALM AND 31 SEEMED THE BEST OPTION. THE AIRCRAFT IS AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT WITH NO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR RADIO. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING THE PILOT SAW THAT THERE WAS A BELLANCA FACING HIM ON THE RUNWAY. HE COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND THE TWO AIRCRAFT COLLIDED LEFT WING TO LEFT WING. THE CUBBY RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, IN THAT, THE LEFT WING FORWARD SPAR WAS BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE BELLANCA RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.

## 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 IAD01LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA062), Jun 2, 2001: Eaa Chapter 40 Cubby Sport Trainer (N9685A), Elkton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Cubby pilot's inadequate visual lookout for the Bellanca on the runway, prior to landing.

## Other reports on N9685A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19811125084139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811125084139I), Nov 25, 1981: Amtrxp CUBETTEAA (N9685A), Elkton, MD, Minor damage. Za demo engine out on takeoff, engine quit. Overshot downwind emergency landing. Exhaust carb heater muff broke.

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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