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NTSB accident investigation · Cubcrafters CCX-2000 · Roseburg, OR · July 27, 2021

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal report
Date
July 27, 2021, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
Place
Roseburg, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N161BSCubcrafters CCX-2000
Defining event
Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Parties
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA report
20210727012019A
Case key
103686

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Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which, resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a tree.

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.

Performance/control parameters: directional controlAircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintainedN961bs CCX-2000: 1 caseAll aircraft: 3,958 casesProbable cause
Use of equip/info: aircraft controlPersonnel issues › Task performance · PilotN961bs CCX-2000: 1 caseAll aircraft: 9,295 casesProbable cause
Object/animal/substance: tree(s)Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipmentN961bs CCX-2000: 1 caseAll aircraft: 933 cases

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 of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, after landing on the grass airstrip, during the landing roll at a slow speed, the airplane veered to the left and ran off the runway. The right-wing was substantially damaged when it collided with a tree. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Aircraft

Registration
N161BS
Reported as
Cubcrafters CCX-2000
Category
Airplane
Serial number
00118
Built
2021
Airframe hours
64.2
Engine
Lycoming CC3631, 186 hp, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Nadav Shachar
Registered owner
N961bs LLC
Airworthiness certificate
Special, Experimental (Special)
Last inspection
Annual · May 13, 2021
Departed
61S · Cottage Grove, OR
Destination
Same as departure
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
5S1 · George Felt Airport, runway 10/28, 2,300 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Equipment
Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot

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
62
Injuries
None
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Medical
Class 2, With waivers/limitations
Seat
Front
Restraint
4-point
Flight hours
973 total · 27 in this make and model · 875 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days · 24 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
350° at 6 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
25,000 ft broken
Temperature
75 °F, dew point 55 °F
Altimeter
30.06 inHg
Observed at
KEUG

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.