Saturday, May 11, 2019

Fuel Related: Cubcrafters CC11-160 Carbon Cub SS, N71BN; accident occurred August 31, 2018 near Fairfield County Airport (KLHQ), Lancaster, Ohio



The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity:

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Columbus, Ohio

Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf


Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms


https://registry.faa.gov/N71BN




Location: Lancaster, OH
Accident Number: CEN18LA370
Date & Time: 08/31/2018, 1345 EDT
Registration: N71BN
Aircraft: CUBCRAFTERS CC11-160
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Fuel related
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal 

On August 31, 2018, about 1345 eastern daylight time, a Cubcrafters CC11-160 airplane, N71BN, sustained substantial damage to the left-wing strut when it nosed-over during a forced landing to a soybean field following a complete loss of engine power. The airplane was descending to land at the Fairfield County Airport (LHQ), near Lancaster, Ohio. The pilot was not injured. The aircraft was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was not operated on a flight plan. The flight originated from The Duchy Airport (5NC5), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, about 1045, and was destined for LHQ.

The pilot reported that while descending from cruise flight to traffic pattern altitude, the airplane's engine began to run rough. The pilot applied carburetor heat which made the roughness very bad and he turned the carburetor heat off. When he did this, the engine lost all power. The airplane's altitude was about 2,000 ft. msl (1,200 ft. agl), and the pilot performed an off-airport landing to a farm field. During the landing, the airplane nosed over in the waist-high vegetation. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane, and noted earlier use of carburetor heat at the beginning of the descent as an operator recommendation.

The weather conditions at LHQ about the time of the accident included a recorded temperature of 28° C and a dew point of 21° C. According to a carburetor icing probability chart, this was in the range of susceptibility for serious icing during descent power settings. 

Pilot Information

Certificate: Airline Transport; Commercial
Age: 65, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land
Seat Occupied: Front
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used:
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): Airplane Multi-engine; Airplane Single-engine; Instrument Airplane
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 1 With Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 07/24/2018
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 
Flight Time:   20948 hours (Total, all aircraft), 38 hours (Total, this make and model), 15406 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 109 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 42 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 3 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft) 



Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: CUBCRAFTERS
Registration: N71BN
Model/Series: CC11-160
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 2009
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Experimental Light Sport
Serial Number: CC11-00107
Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel
Seats: 2
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 09/20/2017, Condition
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 1320 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection: 36 Hours
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 943 Hours at time of accident
Engine Manufacturer: Cub Crafters
ELT:
Engine Model/Series: CC340
Registered Owner: On file
Rated Power: 180 hp
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None 

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: LHQ, 868 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 3 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 1353 UTC
Direction from Accident Site: 0°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Visibility:  10 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: Light and Variable /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: /
Wind Direction: Variable
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: /
Altimeter Setting: 30.17 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 28°C / 21°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Chapel Hill, NC (5NC5)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Lancaster, OH (LHQ)
Type of Clearance: VFR Flight Following
Departure Time: 1045 EDT
Type of Airspace: Class G

Airport Information

Airport: Fairfield County (LHQ)
Runway Surface Type: N/A
Airport Elevation: 868 ft
Runway Surface Condition: Vegetation
Runway Used: N/A
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width:
VFR Approach/Landing: Forced Landing 

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 39.755556, -82.657222

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