# Accident 20211117019649A: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160, Mackay, ID, November 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2021, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mackay, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9110° N, 113.6035° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9110&lon=-113.6035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2YQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2YQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cubcrafters CC11-160 (registry code 060006N, https://openairdocs.org/model/cubcrafters-cc11-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Cubcrafter CC340 (registry code 18050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cubcrafter-cc340) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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: 1,820 total, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211117019649A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTURE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR AIRWORK IN THE PATTERN

DEPARTED ALTERNATE USE AREA DIRT STRIP TO THE NORTHWEST @ APPROXIMATELY 2:00 PM

ANNOUNCED DEPARTURE INTENTIONS, ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN THEN ANNOUNCED AIRWORK IN THE PATTERN

PERFORMED 3 PATTERN PROCEDURES FOR 3 PRACTICE SHORT FIELD TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS (STOL).

LANDED AT A PRE-MEASURED SHORT FIELD TOUCHDOWN POINT ON ALL 3 LANDINGS.

SOFT DIRT SURFACE ON 18' WIDE STRIP WITH CROWN CENTERLINE SLOPING OUT TO A 12' WIDE X 10" - 12" DEEP DIRT VEE-DITCH ON EITHER SIDE OF STRIP.

3RD LANDING, WHILE COMPLETING ROLL-OUT AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 5MPH BUT THE RIGHT MAIN DRIFTED IN SOFT DIRT TO RIGHT EDGE OF STRIP NEXT TO THE VEE-DITCH.

ROLL-OUT AIR SPEED BLED OFF RESULTING IN NO RUDDER CONTROL. I APPLIED LEFT BRAKE BUT SOFT SOIL MADE BRAKING INEFFECTIVE TO HELP ALIGN PLANE BACK LEFT TOWARD CENTERLINE AND OUT OF SOFT SHOULDER ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRIP.

29" TUNDRA TIRES DID NOT ROLL OUT THROUGH THE VEE-DITCH, INSTEAD CAUSED TAIL TO KICK A LITTLE TO THE LEFT, THEN ABRUPT STOP WITH A SLOW MOTION MOVEMENT OF TAIL OFF THE GROUND, TAIL SLOW MOTION MOVEMENT TO VERTICAL. I THOUGHT PLANE WAS GOING TO SETTLE BACK TO THE GROUND ON THE TAIL BUT INSTEAD CONTINUED SLOW MOTION ROLL OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

EXECUTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND EXITED AIRCRAFT, TURNED OFF MASTER SWITCH AND KEY, WALKED TO SAFE DISTANCE FROM AIRCRAFT IN CASE OF FIRE.

## 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 WPR22LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA036), Nov 17, 2021: Cubcrafters CC11-160 (N2YQ), Mackay, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane veering into a ditch and nosing over.

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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