# Accident 20110917022582A: Cub Crafters Inc CC11-100, San Jose, CA, September 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2011, 10:00 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3328° N, 121.8197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3328&lon=-121.8197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N468CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N468CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cub Crafters CC11-100 (registry code 060002H, https://openairdocs.org/model/cub-crafters-cc11-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUB CRAFTERS INC CC11-100
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA456) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110917022582A

## Narrative

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

WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT HE BECAME DISTRACTED WITH AN OVER-VOLTAGE LIGHT INDICATION AND SEVERAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPING.  PILOT LOST SITUATION AWARENESS AND DRIFTED WHILE TAXIING, RESULTING IN THE RIGHT WING CONTACTING A PARKED AIRCRAFT; N180KR, A CESSNA 180. MINOR DAMAGE NOTED TO THE CESSNA IN THE FORM OF PAINT TRANSFER ONTO THE ENGINE COWLING AND PROPELLER SPINNER.  ON N468CB (LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT)THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED RIB AND FABRIC DAMAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N180KR, Cessna 180K: [Incident 20110917025402I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110917025402I)

## 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 WPR11CA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA456), Sep 17, 2011: Cub Crafters CC11-100 (N468CB), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing due to his distraction by a cockpit warning light.

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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