CubCrafters CC18-180 N907CF

Summary

On 26 September 2011 at about 22:15 local time, a CubCrafters CC18-180 registered N907CF, operated by Alaska Department of Public Safety, was involved in an accident near Palmer, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 September 2011 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Palmer, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.5019, -148.9114

Aircraft

CubCrafters CC18-180

Registration

N907CF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Alaska Department of Public Safety

Operating rule

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Palmer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC11TA109

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive application of the brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and the pilot-receiving-instruction were on a public aircraft training flight. The pilot on the controls said that they had made numerous landings at several locations during the day. During the accident landing, he said he applied what he felt was appropriate braking pressure, but the airplane abruptly nosed over and sustained substantial damage. During an examination of the airplane at the accident site by the operator's mechanics, the main wheels rotated freely, and the brakes operated normally.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.