CubCrafters CC11 N76CC

Summary

On 8 August 2016 at about 01:24 local time, a CubCrafters CC11 registered N76CC was involved in an accident near Hailey, Idaho, 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

8 August 2016 at 01:24

Classification

Accident

Location

Hailey, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Friedman Memorial (SUN)

Coordinates

43.5031, -114.2947

Aircraft

CubCrafters CC11

Registration

N76CC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2012

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hailey → Hailey

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA420

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he was instructing the airplane's owner, who was also a private pilot, during a proficiency flight in gusty crosswind conditions. The flight instructor further reported that during the landing roll, the airplane began to weathervane left into the wind, and he took the flight controls from the private pilot. Subsequently, he reported that he "stopped a ground loop to the left, only to ground loop to the right." During the ground loop, the left wing impacted the runway and was substantially damaged. The flight instructor did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observing system at the airport about 30 minutes before the accident recorded the wind at 210 degrees true at 8 knots, gusting to 13 knots. The flight instructor reported that the landing was on runway 31.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.