# NTSB ERA15CA146: Cub Crafter CC11-160, N348CC, Elizabethton, TN, March 7, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 7, 2015, 10:50 local (15:50 UTC) - Place: Elizabethton, TN - Coordinates: 36.371112, -82.173614 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3711&lon=-82.1736&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 April 7, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - NTSB case key (mKey): 90829 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15CA146 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90829/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90829 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA146 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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) - [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) ## 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-aborted after touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the Experimental Light Sport Airplane stated he was practicing touch and go takeoffs and landings in light winds. During rollout following the fifth landing, as he configured the airplane for the subsequent takeoff, the airplane departed the right side of the runway. He applied full power in an attempt to abort the landing. The airplane continued on the grass apron approximately seventy-five feet before striking a drainage culvert and embankment, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the Experimental Light Sport Airplane stated he was practicing touch and go takeoffs and landings in light winds. During rollout following the fifth landing, as he configured the airplane for the subsequent takeoff, the airplane departed the right side of the runway. He applied full power in an attempt to abort the landing. The airplane continued on the grass apron approximately seventy-five feet before striking a drainage culvert and embankment, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. ## Aircraft - Registration: N348CC (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CUB CRAFTER CC11-160 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: CC11-00348 - Year built: 2014 - Airframe hours: 36 - Engines: Titan OX340CCB3J3N4 180 horsepower reciprocating; Titan 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Departed: K0A9, Elizabethton, TN - Destination: K0A9, Elizabethton, TN - Airport: K0A9, Elizabethton Municipal, runway 24, 4,529 × 70 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 11, 2014; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,419 total, 36 in this make and model, 1,299 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 16 °F - Altimeter: 30.40 inHg - Observed at: 0A9 ## 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 20150307001799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150307001799A), Mar 7, 2015: Cubcrafters CC11-160, Elizabethton, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot was conducting touch and go's at local airport. (OA9) On fifth touchdown pilot lost control, added full power for an apparent go around. These actions… ## Docket (7 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 2, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90829. 2.8 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40424402&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Memorandum For Record - FAA Inspector (item 2, .PDF, 103 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40424403&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20For%20Record%20-%20FAA%20Inspector-Master.PDF - Memorandum For Record - Pilot Conversation (item 3, .PDF, 103 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40424404&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20For%20Record%20-%20Pilot%20Conversation-Master.PDF - Memorandum For Record K0A9 _Elizabethton_Weather- DB (item 4, .PDF, 144 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40424405&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20For%20Record%20K0A9%20_Elizabethton_Weather-%20DB-Master.PDF - Photo Copy 1 - Carburetor Heat Lever at Takeoff (Photo Courtesy of Recovery Team) (item 5, .PDF, 284 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40424426&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20Copy%201%20-%20Carburetor%20Heat%20Lever%20at%20Takeoff%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20Recovery%20Team)-Master.PDF - Photo Copy 2 - Substantial Damage to Left Wing (Photo Courtesy of Recovery Team) (item 6, .PDF, 546 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40424427&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20Copy%202%20-%20Substantial%20Damage%20to%20Left%20Wing%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20Recovery%20Team)-Master.PDF - Photo Copy 3 - Right Wing Buckling near Fuselage (Photo Courtesy of Recovery Team) (item 7, .PDF, 273 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40424428&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20Copy%203%20-%20Right%20Wing%20Buckling%20near%20Fuselage%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20Recovery%20Team)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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