CubCrafters CC11-160 N40WP

Summary

On 5 July 2011 at about 20:15 local time, a CubCrafters CC11-160 registered N40WP, operated by Alocin Ventures LLC, was involved in an accident near Whitefish, Montana, 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

5 July 2011 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Whitefish, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Whitefish (58S)

Coordinates

48.4047, -114.3003

Aircraft

CubCrafters CC11-160

Registration

N40WP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Alocin Ventures LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kalispell → Whitefish

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA310

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in a tailwheel equipped airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was on a personal flight in a tailwheel equipped airplane that he was planning on purchasing. Having not flown an airplane with a tailwheel in approximately 10 years, the pilot flew several low approaches over the grass runway. The pilot stated that during his fifth approach he still did not feel comfortable controlling the airplane, but was slow and close to the ground so he chose to attempt the landing. On landing, the airplane began to slide to the left at which point the pilot stated that he lost control of the airplane. Still in a slide, the airplane departed the runway, struck a barbed wire fence and nosed over. The rudder sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.