# NTSB WPR22LA129: Cubcrafters CC11-160, N424Y, Belgrade, MT, March 17, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 17, 2022, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Belgrade, MT - Coordinates: 45.899892, -111.17298 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8999&lon=-111.1730&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - 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: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 104841 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA129 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104841/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104841 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA129 ## Probable cause The pilots misjudged landing approach, which resulted in a long landing and collision with a fence. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cubcrafters CC11-160, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=060006N), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cubcrafters CC11-160, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=060006N), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/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: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Cubcrafters CC11-160, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=060006N), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cubcrafters CC11-160, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=060006N), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, he planned a full stop landing at his ranch in the tailwheel equipped airplane. The landing spot was a ploughed, wet, and muddy field. He flew three low approaches to confirm the area was free of hazards. After touch down, he realized he had landed a little fast and long, but because the main landing gear and tailwheel were on the ground, he decided a go-around was not feasible. The airplane then struck a fence and came to rest on its nose substantially damaging the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N424Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N424Y), registered now, S/N CC11-00376, built 2015 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CUBCRAFTERS INC CC11-160 - Registry model: [Cubcrafters CC11-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/cubcrafters-cc11-160) (registry code 060006N) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Titan OX-340CC](https://openairdocs.org/engine/titan-ox-340cc) (registry code 59470, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: CC11-00376 - Year built: 2015 - Airframe hours: 197.2 - Engines: Continental Titan CC340 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, June 2, 2021, 32 hours before - Departed: BZN, Bozemon, MT - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: PVT, Belgrade - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 34; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 28, 2021; seat: front; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,095.4 total, 5.7 in this make and model, 891.1 as pilot in command, 37 in the last 90 days, 20.2 in the last 30 days, 1.2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 19 °F - Altimeter: 30.13 inHg - Observed at: KBZN, 7 nm away - METAR: KBZN 171956Z 09006KT 10SM CLR 06/M07 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP219 T00611067 ## 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 20220317003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220317003409A), Mar 17, 2022: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160, Belgrade, MT, Substantial damage. Non emergency off airport landing on an agricultural field. Pilot landed long with too much airspeed, headed up hill without a visual on the intended landing… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 28, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104841. 3.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13988359&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=r_6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 35 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13988741&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Airman%20Statement-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13987960&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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