# NTSB WPR22LA222: Cubcrafters CC11-160, N161CC, Hailey, ID, June 22, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 22, 2022, 10:45 local (16:45 UTC) - Place: Hailey, ID · -114.2955583 - Coordinates: 43.503781, -114.29735 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5038&lon=-114.2973&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: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 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): 105312 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA222 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105312/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105312 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA222 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a ground loop. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cubcrafters CC11-160, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060006N), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cubcrafters CC11-160, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=060006N), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/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: [Cubcrafters CC11-160, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=060006N), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot in the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, shortly after touchdown, the airplane turned slightly to the left. The pilot applied right rudder control to correct the left turn, however the left turn increased before he could apply right side braking and power. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, ground looped and nosed over. The right-wing strut and vertical stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N161CC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161CC), registered now, S/N CC11-00315, built 2014 (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: [Eci OX-340CC](https://openairdocs.org/engine/eci-ox-340cc) (registry code 24705, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: CC11-00315 - Year built: 2014 - Airframe hours: 430 - Engines: ECI Titan OX-340CC-B3J3N3 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special); Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 9, 2022 - Departed: 2U7, Stanley, ID - Destination: KSUN, Hailey, ID - Airport: KSUN, Friedman Memorial Airport, runway 13, 7,550 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display, Stall warning system, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 76; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 12, 2021; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,086 total, 378 in this make and model, 1,086 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.30 inHg - Observed at: KSUN - METAR: METAR KSUN 221654Z 12004KT 10SM SKC 20/06 A3030= ## 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 20220622010879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220622010879A), Jun 22, 2022: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160, Hailey, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot in command (PIC) stated that the anticipated landing runway (13) was changed due to a wind direction change. PIC was cleared to and landed straight in on… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 30, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105312. 4.5 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14302372&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR22LA222%20Pilot%20Report_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14282624&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Damage%20Photos%20WPR22LA222-Rel.pdf 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. 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