# Accident 20110705011929A: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160, Whitefish, MT, July 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2011, 14:09 local time
- Place: Whitefish, MT
- Airport: Whitefish, Mt.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4047° N, 114.3003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4047&lon=-114.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40WP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40WP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cubcrafters CC11-160 (registry code 060006N, https://openairdocs.org/model/cubcrafters-cc11-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Cubcrafter CC340 (registry code 18050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cubcrafter-cc340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUBCRAFTERS INC CC11-160
- Reported engine: CUBCRAFTER CC340
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,198 total, 1 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110705011929A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 5, 2011, AN AIRCRAFT REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH A REGISTRATION NUMBER N40WP CUBCRAFTERS, INC.CC11-160, S/N CC11-00140 LOST CONTROL UPON LANDING AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT IN TALL GRASS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT THE WHITEFISH AIRPORT (58S).  CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR, VISABILITY 10 MILES, AND LIGHT WINDS OF 8MPH OUT OF  THE SSE.THERE WERE NO OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL (RUDDER) DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE NOTED TO WINGS/WINGTIPS.

## 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 WPR11CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA310), Jul 5, 2011: Cubcrafters CC11-160 (N40WP), Whitefish, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in a tailwheel equipped airplane.

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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