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Date
June 23, 2021 · 11:48 local
Place
Andover, NJ
Airport
Aeroflex-Andover Airport
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4678
Reported as
Cub Crafters CC18-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-C4P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total45 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was not intending to fly. He only wanted to do a high speed taxi to get the feel of the aircraft.
Pilot applied power and rolled down the runway. Tail became airborne, pilot reduced power and applied brakes. The aircraft flipped onto its back and came to rest inverted on the runway. Pilot extricated himself from the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS NOT INTENDING TO FLY. HE ONLY WANTED TO DO A HIGH SPEED TAXI TO GET THE FEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT.
PILOT APPLIED POWER AND ROLLED DOWN THE RUNWAY. TAIL BECAME AIRBORNE, PILOT REDUCED POWER AND APPLIED BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK AND CAME TO REST INVERTED ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT EXTRICATED HIMSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT.