# NTSB investigations: Cub Crafters CC18-180: Nose over/nose down

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA195.md): Cub Crafters CC18-180 · Littlefield, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 22, 2026 · N472AK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive approach speed, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and nose-over.
- [NTSB CEN22LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA297.md): Cub Crafters CC18-180 · Air Force Academy, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 1, 2022 · N469AK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the go-around, which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from the effects of alcohol consumption.
- [NTSB ANC22LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA006.md): Cub Crafters CC-18-180 · Yukon Charlie River, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 9, 2021 · N413CC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA18CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA101.md): Cub Crafters CC18-180 · Winnimucca, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 12, 2018 · N127DT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and her use of excessive braking during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB ANC11TA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11TA109.md): Cub Crafters CC18-180 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 26, 2011 · N907CF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive application of the brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB CHI08CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA289.md): Cub Crafters CC18-180 · Crookston, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 19, 2008 · N18ND · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2470003', '2470001')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '096' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence?model=2470003

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