# Accident 20170512005119A: Johnson Kenneth W SUPER CUB SPORT, Austin, NV, May 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2017, 15:40 local time
- Place: Austin, NV
- Airport: Austin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4681° N, 117.1975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4681&lon=-117.1975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1111E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1111E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Kenneth W SUPER CUB SPORT (registry code 0561967, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-kenneth-w-super-cub-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2B (registry code 42138, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHNSON KENNETH W SUPER CUB SPORT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,254 total, 2,759 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170512005119A

## Narrative

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

ON THE FOURTH LANDING WHEN PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS FOR THE 2017 OSHKOSH STOL COMPETITION, A GUST OF WIND DROPPED THE LEFT WING.  THE WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SAGE BRUSH AT THE UNIMPROVED LANDING SITE.  THE PILOT APPLIED ENGINE POWER; HOWEVER, COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SPUN LEFT AND THEN NOSED OVER COMING TO A REST INVERTED.  THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED

## 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 GAA17CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA287), May 12, 2017: Johnson Kenneth W Super CUB Sport (N1111E), Austin, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing in gusting wind conditions, 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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