- Date
- September 17, 2011, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- San Jose, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N468CBCub Crafters CC11-100
- Defining event
- Taxi-from runway: Ground collision
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 2011
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20110917022582A
- Case key
- 81821
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing due to his distraction by a cockpit warning light.
Findings · 3
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 stated that while taxiing, the airplane’s overvoltage light activated and several circuit breakers popped. While he was attempting to troubleshoot the problem, the airplane veered to the right, and the right wing struck a parked airplane, resulting in substantial damage to the wing.
Factual narrative
The pilot stated that while taxiing, the airplane’s overvoltage light came on and several circuit breakers popped. While he was attempting to troubleshoot the problem, the airplane veered to the right, and its right wing struck a parked airplane. About 1.5 square yards of fabric separated from the right wing, and several of the wing’s ribs were bent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N468CB
- Reported as
- Cub Crafters CC11-100
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CC11-00017
- Airframe hours
- 294
- Engine
- Cont Motor O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Zubiller Rudy
- Registered owner
- Zubiller Rudy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental light sport (Special); Special, Special light-sport (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 18, 2010
- Departed
- RHV · San Jose, CA
- Destination
- RHV · San Jose, CA
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- RHV · Reid-Hillview Arpt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 80
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Sport pilot, Unknown
- Last flight review
- August 11, 2011
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 300 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Observed at
- SJC, 3 nm away
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 5, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 493 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.