# Incident 20210609006689I: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160, Decatur, AR, June 9, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2021, 14:12 local time
- Place: Decatur, AR
- Airport: Crystal Lake Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3436° N, 94.4448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL LAKE (5M5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3436&lon=-94.4448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N424Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cubcrafters CC11-160 (registry code 060006N, https://openairdocs.org/model/cubcrafters-cc11-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Titan OX-340CC (registry code 59470, https://openairdocs.org/engine/titan-ox-340cc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUBCRAFTERS INC CC11-160
- Reported engine: TITAN OX-340CC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,405 total, 3 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210609006689I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 9, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1236 CST, A CUB CRAFTERS CC11-160, SERIAL NUMBER CC11-00376, REGISTERED AS N424Y, EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP WHILE LANDING AT CRYSTAL LAKE AIRPORT (5M5) AND PARTIALLY DEPARTED RUNWAY 31.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN FRONT SEAT AND CFI IN REAR SEAT. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS FOR TRANSITION TRAINING AS REQUIRED BY PILOT'S INSURANCE COMPANY.

PILOT HAD FLOW ABOUT 3 HOURS IN THIS AIRCRAFT OVER A TWO-DAY PERIOD AND MADE 11 UNEVENTFUL TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

ALL LANDINGS ON JUNE 9, 2021 (PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT) WERE ON GRASS/SOFT-FIELD. THIS WAS THE FIRST LANDING ON HARD-SURFACE OF THE DAY.

PILOT'S APPROACH SPEED WAS FAST AND HE PERFORMED A SLIP TO CORRECT. PILOT FLARED AND TOUCHED-DOWN UNEVENTFULLY. AT ABOUT 15 MPH, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. CFI APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT AND PILOT APPLIED LEFT BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT AND PARTIALLY DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING RIGHT WINGTIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND.

NEITHER THE PILOT NOR CFI WERE INJURED.

## Other reports on N424Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20220317003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220317003409A), Mar 17, 2022: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160 (N424Y), Belgrade, MT, Substantial damage. Non emergency off airport landing on an agricultural field. Pilot landed long with too much airspeed, headed up hill without a visual on the intended landing…

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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