# NTSB ATL02LA038: H.S. Mosley Cuby Sport, N202FL, Panama City, FL, January 12, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 12, 2002, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Panama City, FL - Coordinates: 30.169981, -85.669494 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1700&lon=-85.6695&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report June 3, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA -Birmingham FSDO-09 - NTSB case key (mKey): 54048 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL02LA038 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54048/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54048 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA038 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight decisions that resulted the execution of and off-airport landing to rough and uneven terrain where the airplane nosed over during the landing. The pilot did not apply normal breaking during the landing roll. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - rough/uneven - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - brakes(normal) - not used, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis A flight of two airplanes departed Sandy Creek Airport, enroute to Florala Airport in Florala, Alabama. The pilot reported that he lost radio contact with the second airplane minutes into the flight. He decided to land in a field that he assumed was an airport. During the landing roll the airplane nosed over. The pilot did not report a mechanical problems with the airplane. The pilot reported that after becoming lost he elected to land. ## Factual narrative On January 12, 2002, at 1300 central standard time, a H.S. Mosley Cuby Sport, experimental airplane, N202FL, registered to EAA CU 202, collided with the ground during an attempted precautionary landing to a field near Panama City, Florida. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, with no flight plan filed. The nearest weather reporting facility to the accident reported visual meteorological conditions. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot received minor injuries. The flight departed Sandy Creek Airport in Panama City, Florida, enroute to Florala, Alabama, at 1145 central standard time. According to the pilot, he took off on a formation flight to Florala, Alabama. During the flight he lost communication with the second airplane and subsequently became disoriented. The pilot decided to land the airplane in a field that he assumed was an air strip. He stated that the airplane did not slow down as expected. The pilot also reported that he did not use the toe brakes during the landing roll to stop the airplane. During landing rollout, the airplane collided with the rough and uneven terrain and subsequently nosed over. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the left wing sustained ground damage. The main wing spar was damaged from the wing tip to the outboard aileron hinge point. Additional damage was noted to the entry door, rudder and right upper fuselage area adjacent to the windshield. One propeller blade was bent and the windshield was broken. At the crash site, approximately five gallons of fuel leaked from the fuel tank. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. When asked what would have prevented this accident, the pilot replied, better knowledge of the surrounding flying area, and better preflight planning for enroute flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N202FL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N202FL), registered now, S/N 1113 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: H.S. MOSLEY CUBY SPORT - Registry model: [Ind Arts Dept A C Mosley H S CUBY SPORT TRAINER](https://openairdocs.org/model/ind-arts-dept-a-c-mosley-h-s-cuby-sport-trainer) (registry code 05655PZ) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: SH1113 - Airframe hours: 1800 - Engines: Continental C85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Boingvar Erickson - Registered owner: Eaa Cu 202 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, January 31, 2001, 78 hours before - Departed: FL75, Sandycreek, AL - Destination: 0J4, Florala, AL ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review January 29, 2001; seat: rear; flight hours: 333 total, 148 in this make and model, 272 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: PFN, 10 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20020112000309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020112000309A), Jan 12, 2002: Amtr CUBYSPORT, Panamacity, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The flight departed sandy creek airpark (75FL) enroute to florala, al (OJ4). The pilot stated, he was in radio contact with a Cessna 150 aircraft… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 10, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54048. 643 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 643 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40378874&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.