# Accident 20170420009169A: Cub Crafters Inc CC11-100, Leonardtown, MD, April 20, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2017, 13:00 local time
- Place: Leonardtown, MD
- Airport: St Marys County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3147° N, 76.5467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3147&lon=-76.5467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N749KY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N749KY-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cub Crafters CC11-100 (registry code 060002H, https://openairdocs.org/model/cub-crafters-cc11-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUB CRAFTERS INC CC11-100
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 102 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170420009169A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT PILOT DEPARTED POTOMAC AIRFIELD (VKX), IN AIRPLANE N749KY, AT 12:30 LOCAL TIME.  HE FLEW TO ST MARY'S COUNTY REGIONAL (2W6) UNDER VFR CONDITIONS (SKY/CLEAR VISIBILITY/UNLIMITED).  HE ARRIVED AT 2W6 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:55 LOCAL.

ACCIDENT PILOT ESTABLISHED APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29 WITH 3 KNOT-LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND.  ACCIDENT PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE ON SHORT FINAL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE UPON TOUCHDOWN, WHICH DEVELOPED INTO A GROUND LOOP.  ACCIDENT PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY 29 APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.  THE PROPELLER AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA17CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA162), Apr 20, 2017: Cub Crafters CC11 100 (N749KY), Leonardtown, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control when he initiated a go-around.

## Other reports on N749KY (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140919017469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140919017469A), Sep 19, 2014: Cub Crafters Inc CC11-100 (N749KY), Culpeper, VA, Substantial damage. On 19 September 2014, at approximately 1430L, the pilot of N749KY attempted to land on runway 04 to Culpeper Regional (kcjr). The aircraft developed a right…

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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