# Accident 20151124018749A: Melvin K Callen BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB, Wiggins, CO, November 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wiggins, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2481° N, 103.9183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2481&lon=-103.9183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N842MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N842MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Melvin K Callen BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB (registry code 05633OC, https://openairdocs.org/model/melvin-k-callen-backcountry-supercub) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MELVIN K CALLEN BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB
- Reported engine: AERO SPORT POWER 0-375-C4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 40 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151124018749A

## Narrative

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

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).

## 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 GAA16CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA061), Nov 24, 2015: Melvin K Callen Backcountry Supercub (N842MC), Fort Morgan, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

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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