# Incident 20120910022019I: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160, Lovelock, NV, September 10, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2012, 08:30 local time
- Place: Lovelock, NV
- Airport: Derby Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0665° N, 118.5651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DERBY FLD (LOL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0665&lon=-118.5651&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38LW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38LW) (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: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 155 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120910022019I

## Narrative

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

AN INTENTIONAL LANDING WAS CONDUCTED ON A DRY LAKE BED WITHOUT INCIDENT.   DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, THE TIRES SANK INTO THE PLAYA AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND DAMAGING THE BLADES.  A REPLACEMENT PROPELLER WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO CARSON CITY, NEVADA FOR REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N38LW (1)

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

- [Accident 20210311003449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210311003449A), Mar 11, 2021: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160 (N38LW), Arlington, AZ, Substantial damage. On March 11,2021, airman departed the coolidge airport (P08). He then flew to the gila bend airport (kgxf) for fuel. Next next he flew to a remote site…

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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