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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cc19-180 CUB Crafters INC · San Diego, CA · May 3, 2025

Date
May 3, 2025 · 15:34 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Montgomery-Gibbs Exec
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N508XC
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR25LA150
Reported as
Cc19-180 CUB Crafters INC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
568 total191 in this make and model32 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.

Winds at the time were approximately 200–230° at 8–10 knots. The latest ATIS, information juliet, reported winds from 230° at 8 knots. While landing on runway 28R at kmyf, airman reported he maintained a stabilized approach on centerline with full flaps and reduced throttle to idle. He touched down in a 3-point attitude at stall speed. During rollout and applied incorrect crosswind inputs (right crosswind correction), which allowed the wind to lift the left wing. The aircraft weathervaned into the wind and entered a ground loop to the left, resulting in the right wingtip contacting the ground. The aircraft came to rest left of centerline.

As the FAA filed it

WINDS AT THE TIME WERE APPROXIMATELY 200–230° AT 8–10 KNOTS. THE LATEST ATIS, INFORMATION JULIET, REPORTED WINDS FROM 230° AT 8 KNOTS. WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 28R AT KMYF, AIRMAN REPORTED HE MAINTAINED A STABILIZED APPROACH ON CENTERLINE WITH FULL FLAPS AND REDUCED THROTTLE TO IDLE. HE TOUCHED DOWN IN A 3-POINT ATTITUDE AT STALL SPEED. DURING ROLLOUT AND APPLIED INCORRECT CROSSWIND INPUTS (RIGHT CROSSWIND CORRECTION), WHICH ALLOWED THE WIND TO LIFT THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND AND ENTERED A GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT, RESULTING IN THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST LEFT OF CENTERLINE.

NTSB investigation

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