# Incident 20230302002569I: Cub Crafters Inc CC18-180, US Air Force Ac, CO, March 2, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: US Air Force Ac, CO
- Airport: Usaf Academy Afld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N471AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N471AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cub Crafters CC18-180 (registry code 2470003, https://openairdocs.org/model/cub-crafters-cc18-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C1G (registry code 42284, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C1G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,535 total, 21 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230302002569I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 02, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 MST, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING AND EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 34R.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A QUARTERING TAILWIND FROM THE SOUTH WHILE ALOFT, BUT DIDN’T CORRECT ENOUGH AND THEN OVERCOMPENSATED ON THE GROUND WHICH RESULTED IN A ‘GROUND LOOP’.  THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED HIS SIXTH ‘GLIDER TOW’ OPERATION OF THE DAY UNDER CFR PART 91 AND WAS INTENDING TO PERFORM MORE.  THE FLIGHTS WERE MADE UNDER VFR CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT, BUT SHIFTING WINDS.  WINDS AT THE TIME WERE 240 AT 7 KNOTS PER METAR.  THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ONBOARD AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT OUTBOARD WING AND LEFT AILERON.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REPAIRS.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS EXPERIENCED WITH FLYING IN THE LOCAL AREA AND FAMILIAR WITH CHANGING WEATHER PATTERNS.  HE ADMITTED THAT GLIDER TOWING AND THE MAKE/MODEL OF AIRCRAFT WAS RELATIVELY NEW TO HIM: HAVING 21 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND 93 HOURS IN AIRCRAFT WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR (TAIL DRAGGERS).  THE NTSB DID NOT CLASSIFY THIS AS AN ACCIDENT.

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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