# NTSB MIA06CA085: Cub Crafters CC18-180, N577CC, Tallahassee, FL, April 7, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 7, 2006, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Tallahassee, FL - Coordinates: 30.547222, -84.373886 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5472&lon=-84.3739&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 3, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 63546 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA06CA085 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63546/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA085 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout while making a crosswind landing in gusting conditions which resulted in an advertent ground loop and damage to the airplane. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - weather condition - crosswind - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command ## Analysis The pilot stated that his approach to land was normal, and there was about a 45-degree crosswind from the left. He said he landed the airplane on the centerline with a 3-point tailwheel landing, and began to decelerate. The airplane yawed quickly to the right about 45 degrees, and he said he corrected for the yaw and the airplane then yawed abruptly to the left. He applied right rudder control input but was unable to arrest the yawing motion, and the airplane spun around and ended up facing the approach end of the runway on the runway centerline. He said the airplane incurred damage to the right wing which struck the runway as the airplane spun to the left. Prior to the accident there had been no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane or any of its systems. ## Factual narrative On April 7, 2006, about 1700 eastern daylight time, a Cub Crafters CC18-180 airplane, N577CC, registered to and operated by the University of North Dakota, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 flight, ground looped upon landing at Tallahassee, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The commercial-rated flight instructor was not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated in Winter Haven, Florida, the same day, about 1500. The pilot stated that his approach to land was normal, and there was about a 45-degree crosswind from the left. He said he landed the airplane on the centerline with a 3-point tailwheel landing, and began to decelerate. The airplane yawed quickly to the right about 45 degrees, and he corrected for the yaw, and then the airplane yawed abruptly to the left. He applied right rudder control input but was unable to arrest the yawing motion, and the airplane spun around, and ended up facing the approach end of the runway, on the runway centerline. He said the airplane incurred damage to the right wing, which struck the runway as the airplane spun to the left. Prior to the accident there had been no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane or any of its systems. ## Aircraft - Registration: N577CC (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cub Crafters CC18-180 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: CC18-0004 - Airframe hours: 25 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: University of North Dakota - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: GIF, Winter Haven, FL - Destination: TLH, Tallahassee, FL - Airport: TLH, Tallahassee Regional, runway 27, 8,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; last flight review June 1, 2004; seat: front; flight hours: 2,500 total, 32 in this make and model, 2,200 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 11 knots, gusting 16 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 59 °F - Altimeter: 29.90 inHg - Observed at: TLH ## 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 20060407011989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060407011989A), Apr 7, 2006: Cubcft CC18180, Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 7, 2006 at 1700 hours easter daylight time, a cub crafter CC-18-180 airplane, N577CC, registered to and operated by the university of north… 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.