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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cub Crafters CC18-180 · Chickaloon Flat, AK · October 19, 2014

Date
October 19, 2014 · 15:30 local
Place
Chickaloon Flat, AK
Airport
Soldotna
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N537CC
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC15TA003
Reported as
Cub Crafters CC18-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-C4P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,246 total52 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted to land by pincher creek public use cabin next to a landing site (west to north).

Aircraft touched down with a tail low attitude. The aircraft bounced and then started rolling toward the creek bed, full throttle was added.

The aircraft hit the creek bank from the right side causing the nose of the aircraft to enter the creek

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND BY PINCHER CREEK PUBLIC USE CABIN NEXT TO A LANDING SITE (WEST TO NORTH).

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH A TAIL LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THEN STARTED ROLLING TOWARD THE CREEK BED, FULL THROTTLE WAS ADDED.

THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE CREEK BANK FROM THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER THE CREEK

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.