Fall Martin SUPER CUB N25MF

Summary

On 19 August 2022 at about 22:30 local time, a Fall Martin SUPER CUB registered N25MF, operated by Bud Sommerville, was involved in an accident near Stanley, 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

19 August 2022 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Stanley, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Stanley Airport (2U7)

Coordinates

44.2122, -114.9335

Aircraft

Fall Martin SUPER CUB

Registration

N25MF

Category

Airplane

Year built

2004

Engines

1

Operator

Bud Sommerville

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA328

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff with a crosswind.

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, the windsock indicated a left crosswind for runway 17. As the airplane lifted off, it experienced a “sudden and extreme right drift”. The pilot attempted corrective action however the drift was uncontrollable, so he turned to the right to avoid a collision with other parked aircraft. The pilot continued the takeoff, however the airplane settled and subsequently collided with terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and longerons. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.