# NTSB WPR21LA314: Cubcrafters CCX-2000, N161BS, Roseburg, OR, July 27, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 27, 2021, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Roseburg, OR - Coordinates: 43.214812, -123.40291 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2148&lon=-123.4029&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: 2 uninjured - 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 - NTSB case key (mKey): 103686 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR21LA314 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103686/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA314 ## 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 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: [N961bs CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=0563961), [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: [N961bs CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0563961), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [N961bs CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md?model=0563961), [All aircraft, 933 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/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: [N961bs CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=0563961), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161BS), registered now, S/N CCX-2000-00118, built 2021 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cubcrafters CCX-2000 - Registry model: [N961bs CCX-2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/n961bs-ccx-2000) (registry code 0563961) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming CC363I](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-cc363i) (registry code 41465, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 00118 - Year built: 2021 - Airframe hours: 64.2 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20210727012019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210727012019A), Jul 27, 2021: N961bs LLC CCX-2000, Roseburg, OR, Substantial damage. During a long rollout following a landing at approximately 52-59 knots on a grass rwy, the airplane ground-looped left striking a tree with the right wing… 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.