Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
NTSB analysis
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, he was performing practice landings on a dry lakebed. After the second landing, he felt the right rear of the tail lift and move left. The airplane continued to decelerate, and the pilot attempted corrective control inputs, but the left wing stuck the ground and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR22LA366 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 29, 2022
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Willard, Utah
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
CARBON CUB CCK-1865
- N-number
- N177CB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2012
- 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.