CubCrafters CC11-160 N72RZ

Summary

On 2 May 2010 at about 19:00 local time, a CubCrafters CC11-160 registered N72RZ, operated by Ronald Ziegler, was involved in an accident near Los Alamos, California, 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

2 May 2010 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Los Alamos, California, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

34.7667, -120.2500

Aircraft

CubCrafters CC11-160

Registration

N72RZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ronald Ziegler

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Ynez → Los Alamos

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA222

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions resulting in the loss of directional control while landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that he was landing the tail wheel-equipped airplane at a privately-owned grass airstrip with a "slight" crosswind. He reported that after touchdown, during the landing roll, he lost directional control of the airplane and it collided with an unoccupied parked vehicle adjacent to the runway. The collision resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. No mechanical deficiencies or anomalies with the airplane were reported.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.