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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cubcrafters CC11-160 · Bozeman, MT · June 12, 2026

Date
June 12, 2026 · 11:44 local
Place
Bozeman, MT
Airport
Bozeman Yellowstone International
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N509WA
Reported as
Cubcrafters CC11-160
Reported engine
Cubcrafter CC340
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,053 total36 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On June 12, 2026 a Cubcrafters carbon cub was involved in a loss of directional control upon landing. The pilot reported a wind shift to a quartering tailwind upon landing causing the aircraft to become unstable. The pilot reported a go-around was not performed because the attmept would have caused further safety related issues with the attitude and direction of heading the aircraft was in. The pilot was counseled on July 2, 2026.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 12, 2026 A CUBCRAFTERS CARBON CUB WAS INVOLVED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL UPON LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED A WIND SHIFT TO A QUARTERING TAILWIND UPON LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME UNSTABLE. THE PILOT REPORTED A GO-AROUND WAS NOT PERFORMED BECAUSE THE ATTMEPT WOULD HAVE CAUSED FURTHER SAFETY RELATED ISSUES WITH THE ATTITUDE AND DIRECTION OF HEADING THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON JULY 2, 2026.