# Accident 20170927016049A: Cub CC19-180, Kalispell, MT, September 27, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2017, 12:55 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Glacier Park International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3106° N, 114.2561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3106&lon=-114.2561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53XC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53XC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cub Crafters CC19-180 (registry code 2470004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cub-crafters-cc19-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C1G (registry code 42284, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUB CC19-180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,496 total, 24 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA572](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA572) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170927016049A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA572](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA572), Sep 27, 2017: Cub Crafters CC19-180 (N53XC), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent brake application during the landing roll, 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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