# NTSB WPR25LA150: Cub Crafters CC19-180, N508XC, San Diego, CA, May 3, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 3, 2025, 15:45 local (22:45 UTC) - Place: San Diego, CA · On airport - Coordinates: 32.815722, -117.13955 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8157&lon=-117.1395&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: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 200124 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA150 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200124/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200124 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA150 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. ## 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: [Cub Crafters CC19-180, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2470004), [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: [Cub Crafters CC19-180, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2470004), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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: [Cub Crafters CC19-180, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2470004), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of a tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during landing roll, as he transitioned to taxiing, he mistakenly applied the incorrect crosswind correction. The airplane ground looped to the left and the right wing impacted the runway surface, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing and aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 28R with the wind from 230° at 8 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N508XC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N508XC), registered now, S/N CC19-0005, built 2016 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CUB CRAFTERS INC CC19-180 - Registry model: [Cub Crafters CC19-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cub-crafters-cc19-180) (registry code 05632CR) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360-C1G](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (registry code 42284, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: CC19-0005 - Year built: 2016 - Airframe hours: 545.7 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-C1G 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 7, 2024, 131 hours before - Airport: MYF, Montgomery-Gibbs Exec, runway 10L/28R, 4,598 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Stall warning system, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 16, 2024; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 568.5 total, 191.5 in this make and model, 500 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 3.7 in the last 30 days, 0.6 in the last 24 hours - Pilot-rated passenger; age 48; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: rear; restraint: 4-point ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,200 ft overcast - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.90 inHg - Observed at: KMYF - METAR: KMYF 032253Z 20008KT 10SM OVC022 18/11 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 T01780111 ## 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 20250503004619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250503004619A), May 3, 2025: Cc19-180 CUB CRAFTERS INC, San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Winds at the time were approximately 200–230° at 8–10 knots. The latest ATIS, information juliet, reported winds from 230° at 8 knots. While landing on runway… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 3, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200124. 1.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18722433&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 235 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18723653&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-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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