# Accident 20231008016339A: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160, Warrenton, MO, October 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2023, 14:00 local time
- Place: Warrenton, MO
- Airport: Stark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7811° N, 91.1633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7811&lon=-91.1633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211BL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211BL) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,230 total, 298 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231008016339A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS PLANNING TO DO A TOUCH AND GO, CIRCLE AROUND, THEN LAND. THE WIND WAS ALMOST A DIRECT CROSSWIND WITH GUSTS. UPON FEELING THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCH THE GROUND, THE AIRMAN ADDED FULL POWER AND ESTABLISHED A CLIMB. APPROXIMATELY 20'-30' ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT FROM THE LEFT BY A WIND GUST. HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT AND WAS BLOWN INTO THE TREES ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP NOSE DOWN AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE WITH ONLY THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTING THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN24LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA008), Oct 8, 2023: Cubcrafters CC11-160 (N211BL), Warrenton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the touch-and-go landing. Contributing was the pilot’s decision to land with a quartering tailwind.

## Other reports on N211BL (1)

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

- [Incident 20210609013139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210609013139I), Jun 9, 2021: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160 (N211BL), Moscow Mills, MO, Minor damage. After landing and during taxi, pilot in command applied brakes causing the aircraft to rotate forward causing damage to the propeller, prop spinner, and lower…

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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