Adolphson CCK-1865 N88XC

Summary

On 2 May 2013 at about 01:32 local time, a Adolphson CCK-1865 registered N88XC, operated by Wheels Skis &Floats LLC, was involved in an accident near Bellingham, Washington, 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

2 May 2013 at 01:32

Classification

Accident

Location

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Bellingham International (BLI)

Coordinates

48.7925, -122.5375

Aircraft

Adolphson CCK-1865

Registration

N88XC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wheels Skis &Floats LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bellingham → Bellingham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA220

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and the private pilot were performing practice takeoff and landings in the amateur-built experimental airplane so the pilot could provide an assessment of the airplane's handling qualities. The flight instructor reported that the pilot made a normal approach with full flaps and that the pilot made a "good landing with a normal touchdown." The pilot then commented that "it's skittish alright," and the airplane began to enter a ground loop. The flight instructor took over the controls, but the airplane exited the runway, continued through at least a portion of the ground loop, and dragged the right wingtip on the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to some right wing ribs and the right aileron. The flight instructor reported that the tower air traffic controller stated that the wind was "light and variable at 4 knots" about that time. The pilot reported that this was his first flight in the accident airplane make and model. Neither the flight instructor nor the pilot reported any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.