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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cub CC19-180 · Kalispell, MT · September 27, 2017

Date: September 27, 2017 · 12:55 local
Place: Kalispell, MT
Airport: Glacier Park International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N53XC
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA572
Reported as: Cub CC19-180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,496 total24 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N53XCRegistered now · Cub Crafters CC19-180S/N CC19-0014 · Built 2017 Airframe modelCub Crafters CC19-180 Engine modelLycoming O-360-C1GReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On September 27, 2017, at 1255 MDT, a Cub crafters CC19-180, N53XC, registered to

An individual, struck the LH wing tip on the ground at Glacier Park International Airport, Kalispell Montana, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological

Conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The

Aircraft was substantially damaged, and the private pilot was not injured. The flight originated at Glacier Park International Airport, September 27, 2017, at 1230.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2017, AT 1255 MDT, A CUB CRAFTERS CC19-180, N53XC, REGISTERED TO

AN INDIVIDUAL, STRUCK THE LH WING TIP ON THE GROUND AT GLACIER PARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KALISPELL MONTANA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL

CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE

AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GLACIER PARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017, AT 1230.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA17CA572Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKalispell, MTThe pilot’s inadvertent brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.Sep 27, 2017 · Substantial damage