# Accident 20200807008779A: Schmidt Charles CARBON CUB EX, Marion, IL, August 7, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2020, 13:53 local time
- Place: Marion, IL
- Airport: Veterans Airport Of Southern I
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7550° N, 89.0111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7550&lon=-89.0111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3737R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3737R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schmidt Charles CARBON CUB EX (registry code 05634Y5, https://openairdocs.org/model/schmidt-charles-carbon-cub-ex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerosport CC-340 (registry code 01320, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-cc-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHMIDT CHARLES CARBON CUB EX
- Reported engine: AEROSPORT CC-340
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 504 total, 194 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200807008779A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1353 LOCAL TIME ON AUGUST 7, 2020, N3737R, AN AEROSPORT CC-340, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 11 AT VETERANS AIRPORT OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (MWA) IN MARION, IL.  WITHIN A FEW SECONDS OF TOUCHING DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHIFT WHICH LED TO A "GROUND LOOP" WITH THE AIRCRAFT ROTATING TO THE LEFT.  DURING THE "GROUND LOOP" THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT SIDE LOADING CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE.  AS A RESULT OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE, THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED 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 CEN20CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA333), Aug 7, 2020: Cub Crafters Carbon CUB EX (N3737R), Marion, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain/maintain directional control during landing that resulted in a ground-loop and collision with terrain.

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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