20190421003199I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cubcrafters CC11-160 · Gulf Shores, AL · April 21, 2019

Date: April 21, 2019 · 09:00 local
Place: Gulf Shores, AL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7360P
Reported as: Cubcrafters CC11-160
Reported engine: TITAN OX-340CC
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 125 total110 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N7360PRegistered now · Cubcrafters CC11-160S/N CC11-00351 · Built 2015 Airframe modelCubcrafters CC11-160 Engine modelTitan OX-340CC4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Student pilot was on a local solo flight headed westbound along the beach at 500 feet MSL. His airplane hit a banner being towed eastbound. Pilot returned to the jack edwards airport and landed without further incident. Damage was limited to the left wing leading edge. Investigating inspector did not note any spar damage. Banner tow pilot stated that banner safety release mechanism functioned normally. Banner released automatically when airplane hit it. Banner tow airplane was not damaged.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT HEADED WESTBOUND ALONG THE BEACH AT 500 FEET MSL. HIS AIRPLANE HIT A BANNER BEING TOWED EASTBOUND. PILOT RETURNED TO THE JACK EDWARDS AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR DID NOT NOTE ANY SPAR DAMAGE. BANNER TOW PILOT STATED THAT BANNER SAFETY RELEASE MECHANISM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. BANNER RELEASED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN AIRPLANE HIT IT. BANNER TOW AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED.