20220827015139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Leon E Everett CARBON CUB EX · Maricopa, AZ · August 27, 2022

Date
August 27, 2022 · 07:00 local
Place
Maricopa, AZ
Airport
Ak-Chin Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N628LE
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR22LA318
Reported as
Leon E Everett Carbon CUB EX
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
4,758 total8 in this make and model87 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The airman's statement: he reviewed the weather via foreflight, preflight the aircraft and intended to completed a few landings. He completed a landing on ksdl then departed to A39 to practice dirt landings. Upon arrival the wind was 140@7-9 knots. He set up for runway 22 and completed 1 three point landing. The next landing had a good profile and after touchdown the main landing gear was on the ground but the tail had not settled yet. A gust of wind picked up the left wing and he responded with alerions as well as brakes to complement. The aircraft then rolled from the left to the right. The airman did not see any visible dust devils in the area at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN'S STATEMENT: HE REVIEWED THE WEATHER VIA FOREFLIGHT, PREFLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT AND INTENDED TO COMPLETED A FEW LANDINGS. HE COMPLETED A LANDING ON KSDL THEN DEPARTED TO A39 TO PRACTICE DIRT LANDINGS. UPON ARRIVAL THE WIND WAS 140@7-9 KNOTS. HE SET UP FOR RUNWAY 22 AND COMPLETED 1 THREE POINT LANDING. THE NEXT LANDING HAD A GOOD PROFILE AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS ON THE GROUND BUT THE TAIL HAD NOT SETTLED YET. A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE LEFT WING AND HE RESPONDED WITH ALERIONS AS WELL AS BRAKES TO COMPLEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRMAN DID NOT SEE ANY VISIBLE DUST DEVILS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.