Dan Jelinek BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB N7455

Summary

On 11 June 2018 at about 17:00 local time, a Dan Jelinek BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB registered N7455 was involved in an accident near Douglas, Wyoming, United States. One person was 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

11 June 2018 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Douglas, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

42.7447, -105.4033

Aircraft

Dan Jelinek BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB

Registration

N7455

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

Chadron → Douglas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA379

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s overcorrection with rudder during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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, during takeoff from a private, grass airstrip, the trim was not correctly adjusted. The airplane became airborne prematurely and then settled back onto the airstrip. The pilot applied too much right rudder and brake, and the airplane veered right. The airplane ground looped to the left, and the right wing impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.