CubCrafters CC18-180 N537CC

Summary

On 19 October 2014 at about 23:30 local time, a CubCrafters CC18-180 registered N537CC, operated by US Fish and Wildlife Service, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, 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

19 October 2014 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.0564, -150.3758

Aircraft

CubCrafters CC18-180

Registration

N537CC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Operating rule

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Soldotna → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC15TA003

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while attempting to drag an off-airport landing site.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot was conducting a cross-country public aircraft flight. He stated that he was making a straight-in approach to the off-airport landing site that was wet and soft with the intention of dragging the landing surface. Upon touchdown, the airplane bounced slightly, settled back to the surface, and then veered left. Unable to correct for the veer, the pilot applied full power in an attempt to initiate a go-around, but the airplane impacted the elevated edge of a creek bank and then came to rest upright in the water, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing, elevators, and rudder. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.