# Accident 20150328008529A: Cub Crafters CC18-180, Westfield Twp, OH, March 28, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2015, 19:42 local time
- Place: Westfield Twp, OH
- Airport: Crazy Bob'S
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0453° N, 81.9367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0453&lon=-81.9367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550BS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CUB CRAFTERS CC18-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C4P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150328008529A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AROUND 7:40PM LOCAL TIME.  THE WIND WAS LESS THAN 8 KNOTS IN THE AREA OUT OF THE WEST.  ON FINAL APPROACH HEADING TOWARD THE WEST, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING STRUCK TREE BRANCHES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP.  THE AIRPLANE LANDED NOSE/FLOATS FIRST AND ENDED UP ON IT'S BACK.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES AND WAS LIFE-FLIGHTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE IMPACT.

POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION INDICATED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS HAD CONTINUITY AND THE ENGINE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN WORKING NORMALLY.

## 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 GAA15LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15LA027), Mar 28, 2015: Cub Crafters CC18 180 (N550BS), Westfield Township, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during a base-to-final turn while landing toward the sun.

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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