# Accident 20211108019029A: Cub Crafters Inc CC18-180, Circle City, AK, November 8, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Circle City, AK
- Airport: Coal Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.3002° N, 143.1333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.3002&lon=-143.1333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N413CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N413CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cub Crafters CC18-180 (registry code 2470003, https://openairdocs.org/model/cub-crafters-cc18-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P (registry code 42289, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,274 total, 975 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211108019029A

## Narrative

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

AFTER VISUAL DETERMINATION OF RUNWAY CONDITIONS USING KNOWN AREA OBSTACLES AND DETERMINING ON SITE WEATHER, PILOT SET UP FOR LANDING. NOTE: PILOT WAS NOT INTENDING TO LAND AT THIS POINT, BUT TO DO A TOUCH DOWN DRAG NOT EXCEED 2 AIRCRAFT LENGTHS AND PERFORM A GO-AROUND. WHEN THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED THE SNOW, PILOT STATED THE SNOW FELT DEEPER THAN WHAT WAS INITIALLY DETERMINED BY VISUAL OBSERVATION. AT THAT POINT THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE AND BEGAN APPLYING STICK BACK PRESSURE. PILOT NOTED THAT THE SNOW CONSISTENCY CHANGED TO A "PUNCHY" FEELING. THEN THE AIRCRAFT TAIL ROSE AGAINST STICK PRESSURE AND THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT START TO NOSE OVER. ALSO THE PILOT OBSERVED THE PROP CUT INTO THE SURFACE CAUSING THE TAIL TO RISE HIGHER UNTIL 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 ANC22LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA006), Nov 9, 2021: Cub Crafters CC-18-180 (N413CC), Yukon Charlie River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N413CC (1)

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

- [Accident 20180905013179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180905013179A), Sep 5, 2018: Cub Crafters Inc CC18-180 (N413CC), Northway, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot reported that, during straight and level flight, a large bird struck the right wing of the Airplane. The airplane's control became degraded and the…

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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