# Accident 20150307001799A: Cubcrafters CC11-160, Elizabethton, TN, March 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2015, 10:49 local time
- Place: Elizabethton, TN
- Airport: Elizabethton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3711° N, 82.1736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3711&lon=-82.1736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N348CC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CUBCRAFTERS CC11-160
- Reported engine: TITAN OX-340CC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,152 total, 30 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150307001799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO'S AT LOCAL AIRPORT.  (OA9)

ON FIFTH TOUCHDOWN PILOT LOST CONTROL, ADDED FULL POWER FOR AN APPARENT GO AROUND.  THESE ACTIONS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART RUNWAY 24 TO THE RIGHT, TRAVELING THREW THE GRASS (APP 30 YD) AND UP EMBANKMENT(APP 8 FT) CROSSING OVER THE TAXIWAY AND SPINNING AROUND INTO WOODS.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO LEFT WING TIP, RIGHT REAR SPAR, RT UPPER FUSELAGE AT FLAP ROOT, BROKEN SUN GLASS TOP, AND VARIOUS WRINKLES IN FABRIC.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEW, 36 HOURS TOTAL TIME, AND OVER 200,000 DOLLARS.  THE DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE.  PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS JUST TOO QUICK FOR HIM TO HANDLE.

THE PILOT AND FAA INVESTIGATOR HAD FURTHER CONVERSATION CONCERNING THIS ACCIDENT.  PILOT DECIDED HE WOULD QUIT FLYING AND SURRENDED HIS PILOT CERT AND MEDICAL FOR CANCELLATION. (FAR61.27)

## 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 ERA15CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA146), Mar 7, 2015: Cub Crafter CC11-160 (N348CC), Elizabethton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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