# Accident 20191102018829A: Cub Crafters Inc CC11-100, Palmyra, PA, November 2, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2019, 14:00 local time
- Place: Palmyra, PA
- Airport: Reigle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2867° N, 76.5769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2867&lon=-76.5769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N718CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N718CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cub Crafters CC11-100 (registry code 060002H, https://openairdocs.org/model/cub-crafters-cc11-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUB CRAFTERS INC CC11-100
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 473 total, 158 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191102018829A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 2 AT APPROXIMATELY  14:00 LOCAL, N718CC, A CUBCRAFTER SPORT CUB WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IMPACT WITH TREES AT THE REIGLE AIRPORT IN PALMYRA, PA.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31, HOWEVER THE AIRSPEED AT TOUCHDOWN WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL, RESULTING IN A BOUNCE.   THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO PREVENT A HARD SECOND TOUCHDOWN.  THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THIS PROLONGED SECOND FLARE AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OVER THE GRASS AREA NORTH OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HE HAD USED UP MOST OF THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY AND STILL NOT TOUCHED DOWN, SO HE INITIATED A LATE GO-AROUND.  PILOT WAS NOT SURE IF HE REDUCED FLAPS OR OPENED THE THROTTLE FIRST.  THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED IN GROUND EFFECT TOWARDS A CLUMP OF TREES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET NORTH OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, ABEAM THE RUNWAY 13 THRESHOLD.   THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT THINK THE AIRCRAFT COULD CLIMB OR TURN WITHOUT STALLING AND HE MADE A SHALLOW BANK TO AVOID THE TREES, WHICH WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL.  THE OUTER 3 FEET OF THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED TREES AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AS IT FELL TO THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED.

## 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 GAA20CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA057), Nov 2, 2019: Cub Crafters CC11 (N718CC), Palmyra, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain lateral control during a go-around, which resulted in impact with a tree.

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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