Jim Green CCX N18JG

Summary

On 28 May 2018 at about 20:20 local time, a Jim Green CCX registered N18JG was involved in an accident near Couer D'Alene, 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

28 May 2018 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Couer D'Alene, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Coeur D'alene - Pappy Boyingto (COE)

Coordinates

47.7744, -116.8194

Aircraft

Jim Green CCX

Registration

N18JG

Category

Airplane

Year built

2017

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Everett → Couer D'Alene

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA315

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions. 

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he lost directional control upon touchdown on the runway. The airplane ground looped to the left, and the leading edge of the right wing dipped and contacted the runway. The airplane then came to rest upright. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing rear spar and right aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system located at the airport reported that, 26 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 250° at 11 knots, gusting to 17 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 24.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.