# Accident 20160812023019A: 2016 Wight Richard J CARBON CUB CCK-1865, Wasilla, AK, August 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2016, 18:47 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Todd Strip
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5006° N, 149.6725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5006&lon=-149.6725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N625EX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N625EX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wight Richard J CARBON CUB CCK-1865 (registry code 05634HF, https://openairdocs.org/model/wight-richard-j-carbon-cub-cck-1865) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerosport CC-340 (registry code 01320, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-cc-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: 2016 WIGHT RICHARD J CARBON CUB CCK-1865
- Reported engine: AEROSPORT CC-340
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,116 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160812023019A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PRELIMINARY REPORT, AFTER LANDING AND SLOWING DOWN THE A/C PULLED TO THE LEFT, RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED AND A GROUND LOOP OCCURRED. PIC ALSO STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE TAIL WHEEL WAS CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE A/C BY THE FAA DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION. PART WAS REMOVED AND SENT THE NTSB LAB FOR ANALYSIS.

## 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 ANC16LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA059), Aug 13, 2016: Wight Carbon CUB CCK-1865 (N625EX), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the tailwheel suspension assembly during landing due to preexisting fatigue fractures in the suspension system, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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