What happened
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On landing in Grand Junction (gjt) an amateur built carbon cub crafters CCK-1865 left the runway just before touchdown. The aircraft crossed the infield and ended up on it's nose on the taxi way 100 yards away. The pilot uninjured stated he thought he had enough distance behind a C-130 that had been doing touch and goes all morning. According to the ATC tape the pilot had a difficult time communicating with the tower, other traffic had to be re-routed to accommodate the disrupted traffic flow.
As the FAA filed it
ON LANDING IN GRAND JUNCTION (GJT) AN AMATEUR BUILT CARBON CUB CRAFTERS CCK-1865 LEFT THE RUNWAY JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE INFIELD AND ENDED UP ON IT'S NOSE ON THE TAXI WAY 100 YARDS AWAY. THE PILOT UNINJURED STATED HE THOUGHT HE HAD ENOUGH DISTANCE BEHIND A C-130 THAT HAD BEEN DOING TOUCH AND GOES ALL MORNING. ACCORDING TO THE ATC TAPE THE PILOT HAD A DIFFICULT TIME COMMUNICATING WITH THE TOWER, OTHER TRAFFIC HAD TO BE RE-ROUTED TO ACCOMMODATE THE DISRUPTED TRAFFIC FLOW.
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