# NTSB CEN20CA247: Cub Crafters CC19-180, N97LL, Fredericksburg, TX, June 24, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 24, 2020, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: Fredericksburg, TX
- Coordinates: 30.243333, -98.909164 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2433&lon=-98.9092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration, San Antonio FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN20CA247
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101496/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101496
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA247

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. The pilot being fatigued likely contributed to his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Alertness/Fatigue](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02013500): Personnel issues › Physical · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 48 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02013500/cases.md)
- [Attention/monitoring: task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 330 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot stated that he intended to make a full-stall, 3-point, landing in the tailwheel-equipped airplane with a right crosswind. The pilot stated that the airplane touched down on the right main landing gear and tailwheel, followed by the left main landing gear. He maintained full right aileron input during the landing roll; however, when the airplane had decelerated to about 10 knots, he lost directional control and the airplane ground looped to the right. The airplane's left aileron and left-wing rear spar were substantially damaged during the accident. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. The pilot stated that he was "hot and tired" after flying for at least 6 hours without the aid of an autopilot on the day of the accident, and that fatigue had contributed, in part, to his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N97LL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cub Crafters Inc CC19-180
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: CC19-0021
- Year built: 2017
- Engines: Lycoming O-360-C1G 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Kgnf, LLC
- Registered owner: Kgnf, LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 1F0, Ardmore, OK
- Destination: T82, Fredericksburg, TX
- Airport: T82, Gillespie County, runway 32, 5,001 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 69; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 1, 2019; seat: front; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 7,100 total, 25 in this make and model, 7,100 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 6.5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 5 knots, gusting 9
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.96 inHg
- Observed at: T82

## 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 20200624006979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200624006979A), Jun 24, 2020: Cub Crafters Inc CC19-180, Fredericksburg, TX, Substantial damage. Upon attempting to land at Fredericksburg PIC encountered a right crosswind and attempted to land on one wheel but miscalculated and induced a ground loop…

## Docket (5 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 13, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101496. 1.4 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 839 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40485313&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF
- Memorandum of Conversation (Coleman Bailey) (item 2, .PDF, 80 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40485314&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Conversation%20(Coleman%20Bailey)-Master.PDF
- FAA Inspector's Pilot Interview Summary (item 3, .PDF, 132 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40485315&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Pilot%20Interview%20Summary-Master.PDF
- Weather Reports (item 4, .PDF, 107 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40485316&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports-Master.PDF
- Photos (item 5, .PDF, 252 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40485317&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photos-Master.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.

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