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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Melvin K Callen BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB · Wiggins, CO · November 24, 2015

Date
November 24, 2015 · 13:00 local
Place
Wiggins, CO
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N842MC
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA061
Reported as
Melvin K Callen Backcountry Supercub
Reported engine
Aero Sport Power 0-375-C4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total40 in this make and model65 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.

Private pilot 3271240, privacy data omitted was landing N842MC, backcounrty super cub , serial number TCQ1207085 on a private dirt strip near empire reservoir. Upon landing the pilot applied the brakes on the soft sandy soil causing the aircraft to nose over on its back (ground looped).

As the FAA filed it

PRIVATE PILOT 3271240, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING N842MC, BACKCOUNRTY SUPER CUB , SERIAL NUMBER TCQ1207085 ON A PRIVATE DIRT STRIP NEAR EMPIRE RESERVOIR. UPON LANDING THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES ON THE SOFT SANDY SOIL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER ON ITS BACK (GROUND LOOPED).

NTSB investigation

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