CubCrafters CC11-160 N144LP

Summary

On 23 March 2011 at about 19:00 local time, a CubCrafters CC11-160 registered N144LP was involved in an accident near Kiowa, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 March 2011 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kiowa, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Bijou Bottom Strip Airport (9CO8)

Coordinates

39.2742, -104.3392

Aircraft

CubCrafters CC11-160

Registration

N144LP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Falcon → Kiowa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA268

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control following a hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was performing a full stop landing when he encountered a quartering tailwind just prior to touchdown, resulting in a hard landing. The airplane began to ground loop and approached the edge of the runway. He applied brakes to prevent the airplane from exiting the runway into rough terrain, resulting in the airplane nosing over and becoming inverted on the runway and substantially damaging the rudder. The pilot stated there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.