# Incident 20200806015519I: Rivers Wayne Goodwin WAG-AERO CUBBY, Pell City, AL, August 6, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2020, 10:22 local time
- Place: Pell City, AL
- Airport: St. Clair County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5589° N, 86.2492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5589&lon=-86.2492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30492, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30492-2021-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rivers Wayne Goodwin WAG-AERO CUBBY (registry code 056219V, https://openairdocs.org/model/rivers-wayne-goodwin-wag-aero-cubby) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RIVERS WAYNE GOODWIN WAG-AERO CUBBY
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,035 total, 35 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200806015519I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED ON MAIN GEAR BUT USED EXCESSIVE FORWARD FORCE ON THE STICK IN AN ATTEMPT TO HOLD THE TAIL UP. THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO ARREST THE FORWARD STICK AS WELL AS STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR BELIEVES HIS LEFT FOOT DRUG THE LEFT HEEL BRAKE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT AND OFF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK

## 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 ERA20CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA293), Aug 6, 2020: Wag Aero Cubby (N30492), Pell City, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action following the student pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.

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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