# Accident 20211104018919A: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160, Challis, ID, November 4, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2021, 15:00 local time
- Place: Challis, ID
- Airport: Private Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8217° N, 114.4213° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8217&lon=-114.4213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727SS (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 759 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211104018919A

## Narrative

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

ON THE AFTERNOON OF NOVEMBER 4, 2021 THE PILOT OF A CUBCRAFTERS CC11-160, N727SS, DEPARTED CHALLIS, ID AIRPORT (KLLJ) FOR A 19-MILE FLIGHT NORTHWEST TO HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ("CASTLE CREEK RANCH").  BEFORE TAKEOFF HE OBSERVED THE WEATHER AND WINDSOCK AT HIS DESTINATION VIA A PRIVATE WEBCAM.  UPON ARRIVING AT DESTINATION THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE AIRSTRIP AND NOTED HE WOULD HAVE A SLIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND WHILE LANDING UPHILL TO THE ENE. HE ALSO VISUALLY OBSERVED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY.  AFTER A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND THAT CAUSED HIM TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TOWARDS THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A WOODEN  "JACKFENCE" AND ENDED UP INVERTED SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND TAIL.  PILOT WAS NOT INJURED BUT CONSIDERS THE AIRCRAFT A TOTAL LOSS.

## 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 WPR22LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA029), Nov 4, 2021: Cubcrafters CC11-160 (N727SS), Challis, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control after the airplane encountered a gust of wind during the landing roll.

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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