# Accident 20190525005129A: Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150, Cody, WY, May 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2019, 10:20 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Airport: Yellowstone Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5203° N, 109.0239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5203&lon=-109.0239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N997CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N997CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150 (registry code 7101843, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-cub-crafters-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER/CUB CRAFTERS PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,167 total, 215 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190525005129A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS LOW ON FINAL AND ADDED POWER TO EXTEND.  AFTER CROSSING THRESHOLD FOR RUNWAY 22, STUDENT FLARED, BUT CUT THE POWER TOO QUICKLY AND ADDED UP ELEVATOR QUICKLY RESULTING IN A LOW (1-2 FOOT) BOUNCE, THEN LANDED SMOOTH ENOUGH TO JUST ROLL ON THE MAINS .  THE STUDENT OVERCORRECTED FOR THE INITIAL CROSSWIND CORRECTION.  AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING BUT TAIL WAS RISING SLOWLY.  AT THIS POINT, THE INSTRUCTOR INTERVENED WITH BACK STICK, BUT AIRFLOW WAS TOO SLOW TO HAVE EFFECT.  INERTIA SLOWLY CARRIED THE TAIL HIGHER RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AND SLOW MOTION NOSE ROLL OVER WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST ON IT BACK ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.

## 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 GAA19CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA285), May 25, 2019: Piper PA18 (N997CC), Cody, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent loss of airplane control after overcorrecting with rudder. Contributing to…

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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