Investigator In Charge (IIC): Rho, Paul
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Scottsdale, Arizona 
Location: Maricopa, Arizona 
Accident Number: WPR22LA318
Date and Time: August 27, 2022, 07:00 Local
Registration: N628LE
Aircraft: LEON E EVERETT CARBON CUB EX
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: LEON E EVERETT
Registration: N628LE
Model/Series: CARBON CUB EX
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: Yes
Operator: 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC 
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KCGZ,1462 ft msl 
Observation Time: 06:56 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 8 Nautical Miles 
Temperature/Dew Point: 28°C /18°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 6 knots / , 100°
Lowest Ceiling: None 
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.86 inches Hg 
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Maricopa, AZ 
Destination: Maricopa, AZ
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None 
Latitude, Longitude: 32.995,-111.9158 
Aircraft while landing, crosswind lifted up wing and flipped over. 
Date: 27-AUG-22
Time: 14:00:00Z
Regis#:	N628LE
Aircraft Make:	CUBCRAFTERS
Aircraft Model:	CARBON CUB EX
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury:	NONE
Aircraft Missing:	No
Damage:	SUBSTANTIAL
Activity:	PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation:	91
City:	MARICOPA
State: ARIZONA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

6kts of wind flipped it over ? Gusty at 7am ? Maybe Sasquatch blew it over
ReplyDeleteWindy can be very windy. Pilots very vain.
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