# Accident 20200307005649A: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160, Mack, CO, March 7, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2020, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mack, CO
- Airport: Mack Mesa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2650° N, 108.9503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2650&lon=-108.9503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78BK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CUBCRAFTERS INC CC11-160
- Reported engine: CUBCRAFTER CC340
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,113 total, 72 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200307005649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A SAND BAR IN A RIVER. AN AIRCRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL HIT WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED FORWARD ON ITS ROOF AND TAIL CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN20CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA116), Mar 7, 2020: Cub Crafters CC11-160 (N78BK), Mack, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to reconnoiter the approach area in preparation for an off-airport landing on a sandbar, which necessitated an evasive maneuver to avoid wires and resulted in an unintentional…

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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