Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
NTSB analysis
The pilot of the Experimental Light Sport Airplane stated he was practicing touch and go takeoffs and landings in light winds. During rollout following the fifth landing, as he configured the airplane for the subsequent takeoff, the airplane departed the right side of the runway. He applied full power in an attempt to abort the landing. The airplane continued on the grass apron approximately seventy-five feet before striking a drainage culvert and embankment, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA15CA146 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Mar 7, 2015
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Elizabethton, Tennessee
- Nearest airport
- Elizabethton Municipal (K0A9)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
CC11-160
- N-number
- N348CC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2014
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.