- Date
- February 1, 2025, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Upland, CA · On runway
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Defining events
- Taxi-from runway: Runway incursion veh/AC/personLanding-landing roll: Runway incursion veh/AC/person
- 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 reports
- 20250201004369A20250201004352A
- Case key
- 199647
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate separation during landing, which resulted in a runway collision with another airplane.
Findings · 4
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.
N79LC · American Legend AL3
N2951H · Ercoupe 415-C
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.
N79LC · American Legend AL3
N2951H · Ercoupe 415-C
Analysis
The pilot of the Legend Cub reported that during the landing roll on the runway of a non-towered airport, an airplane struck his airplane from behind. The Cub sustained substantial damage to the empennage. The pilot of the Ercoupe reported that he communicated his intention to land on the runway behind the Cub over the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) while on a final approach. The pilot determined to proceed with his approach, assuming that the Cub was clear of the runway. The airplane bounced during the landing, and the pilot decided to forgo a go-around and instead continue the touchdown. During the landing roll, shortly after looking up from the instrument console, the pilot saw the Cub taxiing on the runway. Immediately, the Ercoupe pilot applied brakes and the Ercoupe’s left wing tip stuck the Cub’s empennage. Subsequently, the Ercoupe sustained substantial damage to the left-wing spar and left aileron.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N79LC
- Reported as
- American Legend AL3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AL-1143
- Built
- 2008
- Airframe hours
- 492
- Engine
- Cont Motor O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Special light-sport (Special); Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Condition · January 1, 2025 · 2 hours before
- Destination
- Same as departure
- Airport
- CCB · Cable, runway 24, 3,863 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment
- ADS-B
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.
- Registration
- N2951H
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3576
- Built
- 1946
- Engine
- Continental Motors C85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Special, Special flight (Special)
- Destination
- Same as departure
- Equipment
- Handheld GPS, ADS-B
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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N79LC
- Age
- 78
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- BasicMed
- Last flight review
- May 9, 2023
- Seat
- Front
- Restraint
- 4-point
- Flight hours
- 1,879 total · 2 in this make and model · 1,879 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N2951H
- Age
- 76
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Sport pilot
- Last flight review
- July 26, 2024
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 1,103 total · 929.4 as pilot in command · 11.5 in the last 90 days · 4.5 in the last 30 days · 0.3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.15 inHg
- Observed at
- KCCB
- METAR
- KCCB 011955Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM HZ CLR 18/02 A3015 RMK AO2
Docket · 3
The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 17, 2025, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 133 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.