Accident Cub Crafters CC11-160 Carbon Cub SS N5923C, Thursday 11 January 2018

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Date:	Thursday 11 January 2018
Time:	13:10
Type:	Cub Crafters CC11-160 Carbon Cub SS
Owner/operator:	Rocket Aviation Llc
Registration:	N5923C
MSN:	CC11-00285
Year of manufacture:	2013
Total airframe hrs:	272 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming CC-3340
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Spanish Fork-Springville Municipal Airport, Spanish Fork, Utah (SPK/KS - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Spanish Fork-Springville Municipal Airport, Spanish Fork, Utah (SPK/KS
Destination airport:	Spanish Fork-Springville Municipal Airport, Spanish Fork, Utah (SPK/KS
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
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.

Probable Cause: The pilot’s incorrect brake application during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.

Accident investigation: