Johnson Kenneth SUPER CUB SPORT N47KJ

Summary

On 7 May 2017 at about 02:45 local time, a Johnson Kenneth SUPER CUB SPORT registered N47KJ was involved in an accident near Spanish Fork, Utah, 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

7 May 2017 at 02:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Spanish Fork, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Spanish Fork-Springville-Woodh (U77)

Coordinates

40.1450, -111.6678

Aircraft

Johnson Kenneth SUPER CUB SPORT

Registration

N47KJ

Category

Airplane

Year built

2014

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Spanish Fork

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA269

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to land with a gusting tailwind and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, "about half way through the [landing] rollout I lost control of the aircraft and ground looped to the right." During the ground loop, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing impacted the runway. The left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot failed to submit the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB Form 6120.1 Pilot/ Operator Aircraft Accident/ Incident Report after multiple requests. An automated weather observation station, 5 nautical miles from the accident airport, recorded that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 120° at 20 knots, gusting to 28 knots. The pilot reported that the landing was on runway 30.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.