- Date
- April 9, 2012, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Youngstown, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N441TCCubCrafters CC11-160
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 2012
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20120409007009A
- Case key
- 83367
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Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control while landing, which resulted in a ground loop.
Findings · 2
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot was landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane on a private grass strip. He stated that, after touchdown, the airplane encountered a gust of wind that caused the airplane to ground loop. During the ground loop, the airplane skidded into a tree. Postaccident examination showed that the fuselage tubing structure was bent and deformed. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions prior to the accident.
Factual narrative
The pilot was landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane on a private grass strip. After touchdown, the airplane encountered a gust of wind, which he stated caused the airplane to ground loop. During the ground loop, the airplane skidded into a tree. Postaccident examination showed the fuselage tubing structure was bent and deformed. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N441TC
- Reported as
- CubCrafters CC11-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CC11-00203
- Airframe hours
- 40
- Engine
- CubCrafters CC340, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- On File
- Registered owner
- On File
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- PVT · Youngstown, OH
- Destination
- PVT · Youngstown, OH
- Airport
- PVT · Pvt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 40 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 7, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 52 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.