Probable cause
The pilot’s incorrect brake application during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.
NTSB analysis
According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, he was practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings on the turf adjacent to the paved runway. During the landing roll, he applied the brakes too aggressively and the airplane nosed over.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing strut, the rudder and vertical stabilizer.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA18CA099 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jan 11, 2018
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Spanish Fork, Utah
- Nearest airport
- Spanish Fork Arpt Springville- (SPK)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cubcrafters Inc CC11
- N-number
- N5923C
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2013
- 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.