Accident Cub Crafters CCX-2300 NXCub N220XC, Friday 23 April 2021
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Date:Friday 23 April 2021
Time:13:03
Type:Silhouette image of generic CC11 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cub Crafters CCX-2300 NXCub
Owner/operator:Anchor Roofing LLC
Registration: N220XC
MSN: CCX-2300-0014
Year of manufacture:2020
Engine model:Lycoming IO390
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Fort Collins/Loveland-Northern Colorado Regional Airport, CO (FNL/KFNL -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Fort Collins/Loveland-Northern Colorado Regional Airport, CO (FNL/KFNL)
Destination airport:Fort Collins/Loveland-Northern Colorado Regional Airport, CO (FNL/KFNL)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
While practicing touch-and-go landings, aircraft, an experimental amateur built Mobi-Light CCX-2300, sustained substantial damage subsequent to a wing strike during landing on runway 33 in windy conditions at Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL/KFNL), Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado. The two occupants onboard the tailwheel equipped airplane were not injured.

SPECI KFNL 231909Z 25011G19KT... [6 minutes after the incident]

Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop, and the failure of both pilots to establish who was in control of the airplane.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CEN21LA196
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

FAA
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N220XC

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Apr-2021 21:46 Geno Added
27-Apr-2021 06:22 aaronwk Updated [Narrative, ]
20-Jul-2021 18:42 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ]

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