# Accident 20141019022339A: Cub Crafters Inc CC18-180, Chickaloon Flat, AK, October 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2014, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chickaloon Flat, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0564° N, 150.3758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0564&lon=-150.3758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N537CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N537CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cub Crafters CC18-180 (registry code 2470003, https://openairdocs.org/model/cub-crafters-cc18-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P (registry code 42289, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C4P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,246 total, 52 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15TA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15TA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141019022339A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC15TA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15TA003), Oct 19, 2014: Cub Crafters CC18-180 (N537CC), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while attempting to drag an off-airport landing 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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