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September 26, 2011 · Cub Crafters CC18-180 · N907CF

Palmer, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
September 26, 2011
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Palmer, AK
Aircraft
Cub Crafters CC18-180
Tail Number
N907CF
Operator
Alaska Department of Public Safety
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC11TA109

The flight instructor and the pilot-receiving-instruction were on a public aircraft training flight. The pilot on the controls said that they had made numerous landings at several locations during the day. During the accident landing, he said he applied what he felt was appropriate braking pressure, but the airplane abruptly nosed over and sustained substantial damage. During an examination of the airplane at the accident site by the operator's mechanics, the main wheels rotated freely, and the brakes operated normally.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's excessive application of the brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

Full Narrative

On September 26, 2011, about 1415 Alaska Daylight time, a Cub Crafters CC-18-180 airplane, N907CF, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing at an off airport site, about 7 miles east of Palmer, Alaska. The airplane was operated by the Alaska Department of Public Safety, Anchorage, Alaska, as a visual flight rules (VFR) public aircraft training flight when the accident occurred. The certificated flight instructor, and the commercial pilot on the controls, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and company flight following procedures were in effect. In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board dated September 28, the pilot on controls said they had made numerous landings at several locations during the day. During the accident landing he said he applied what he felt was appropriate braking pressure, but the airplane abruptly nosed over. The pilot reported that the airplane received substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and wings. The operator's mechanics traveled to the remote location to recover the airplane. Based on statements made by the pilot, the mechanics examined the airplane's landing gear and brakes at the accident site. According to the director of maintenance for the operator, the mechanics found the main wheels rotated freely, and that after righting the airplane the brakes operated normally. The airplane was not examined by the NTSB investigator-in-charge.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time14:15 AKDT
Nearest Airport0nm
Flight Plan FiledCvfr
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCub Crafters CC18-180
Tail NumberN907CF
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorAlaska Department of Public Safety
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-360-C4P · Reciprocating · 180
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1First Class · None
Crew 2Age 32 · Second Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point52 / 0 C
Altimeter0
Observation Time16:53
Weather SourcePILO

Appendix: Source Data