# Incident 20190423003349I: Cornum Kara K CCK-1865, Grand Junction, CO, April 23, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2019, 13:30 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53KK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53KK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cornum Kara K CCK-1865 (registry code 05631DM, https://openairdocs.org/model/cornum-kara-k-cck-1865) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Cubcrafter CC340 (registry code 18050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cubcrafter-cc340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CORNUM KARA K CCK-1865
- Reported engine: CUBCRAFTER CC340
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,013 total, 197 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190423003349I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N53KK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210216000699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210216000699A), Feb 16, 2021: Cornum Kara K CCK-1865 (N53KK), Quartzsite, AZ, Substantial damage. The pilot attempted to takeoff from a private residence in the desert surrounded by what the pilot identified as many takeoff and landing areas. The pilot…

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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