# Incident 20120724014569I: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160, Boulder City, NV, July 24, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2012, 14:10 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9786° N, 114.8325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder City, NV, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9786&lon=-114.8325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N164RW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N164RW) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 13 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120724014569I

## Narrative

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

N164RW, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER MAKING AN OFF FIELD DESERT LANDING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH OF KBVU.  THE PIC STATED THAT AFTER MAKING ONE LOW ALTITUDE PASS OVER THE INTENDED LANDING AREA, A NORMAL APPROACH INTO THE WIND WAS MADE.  THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT, EQUIPPED WITH TUNDRA TIRES, COMPLETED A NORMAL LANDING (AS INDICATED BY THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN AND TIRE TRAILS LEFT IN THE DESERT SAND.  THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT (HEADING EAST), HE NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE A RAISED PORTION OF LAND (BUMP) IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LANDING ROLL.  IN ORDER TO AVOID THE POSSIBLE UNSUITABLE PORTION OF LAND, THE PIC APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING.  AS A RESULT, THE CONVENTIONAL GEARED AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS NOSE AND CAME TO REST INVERTED WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT POINTING TOWARDS THE WEST.THE INVESTIGATION AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT REVEALED THAT FUEL HAD LEAKED FROM BOTH WING FILLER CAPS INTO THE DESERT SAND WHILE IN THE INVERTED POSITION.  IN ADDITION, THERE WAS FUEL REMAINING INSIDE BOTH WING FUEL TANKS.  THE PIC STATED THAT HE HAD JUST DEPARTED BVU (5 MILES NORTH) WITH THE FUEL TANKS 3/4 FULL.  INSPECTION OF THEAIRCRAFT PROPELLER AND GROUND SCARRING INDICATES THAT THE PROPELLER WAS SPINNING AT A LOW RPM SETTING WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED - WHICH WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PIC'S STATEMENT.AN INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE PIC AT THE INCIDENT SCENE.  THE PIC WAS FOUND TO BE COHERENT, FOCUSED, AND UNINJURED.  THE PIC SUSTAINED MINOR SCRAPES TO HIS RIGHT HAND AND KNEES AS A RESULT OF "PUNCHING OUT" A WINDOW TO ALLOW EVACUATION FROM THE AIRCRAFT.THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY MALFUNCTION OR EMERGENCY.  THE OFF FIELD LANDING WAS DELIBERATE AND THAT HIS ERROR OF APPLYING BRAKES TOO HEAVILY HAD CAUSED THE INCIDENT.  THE PIC HAD CONDUCTED AN OFF FIELD LANDING AT A TORTOISE PRESERVE.  LAW ENFORCEMENT ON SCENE INDICATED THAT NO PRIOR AUTHORIZATION WAS PROVIDED ALLOWING THE LANDING.INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, TOP OF THE RUDDER AND A SLIGHT BEND IN THE RIGHT WING STRUT AT THE FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT.

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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