Amateur-built CUB accident near Deland, Florida, August 12, 2024
On August 12, 2024 at about 3:54 pm local time, a 2017 amateur-built CUB, registered N22NK, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Deland, Florida (Deland Municipal Airport-Sidne). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 12, 2024 · about 3:54 pm local time
- Place
- Deland, Florida · Deland Municipal Airport-Sidne · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built CUB NO SERIES, built 2017
- Registration
- N22NK · registry record · serial 001
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot earlier that day he had performed a total of six landings equally divided at two separate airports in the tailwheel-equipped airplane with no issues reported. After the last landing he returned to the original departure airport. Prior to entering the airport traffic pattern he listened to the automated weather observing system. Although he recalled the wind being from 250° at 7 knots, a surface weather observation taken about 4 minutes before the accident reported the wind from 200° at 7 knots. While on approach to runway 23 with crosswind correction consisting of right aileron and left rudder inputs, the airplane touched down and bounced no more than a few inches. He maintained full aft control stick and right aileron, and the airplane’s nose yawed left. He applied left aileron and right rudder for what he thought was the new wind direction but when the yaw continued, he added power to regain control without getting airborne. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and after regaining control he reduced power. While on the ground the outer portion of the left horizontal stabilizer impacted a runway identification sign. He brought the airplane to a stop, then after recognizing no engine or flight control issues existed, taxied to a non-movement area on the airport. The pilot stated that there was no preimpact failure or malfunction of the flight controls. Postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed substantial damage to aft empennage tubing on the right side of the airplane. Inspection of the tailwheel assembly by an airframe and powerplant mechanic revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. Although 1-minute Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) observations were not archived, a review of 5-minute archived AWOS observations revealed that about 37 seconds after the accident and 6 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 200° at 4 kts and 170° at 5 kts, respectively. Thus, it is likely that a left crosswind existed during the accident approach and landing, and there was no wind shift.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during landing (landing roll)
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: helicopter; instrument: airplane; instrument: helicopter; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 3,486 hours in all; 42 in this make and model; 38 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days; 2,994 as pilot in command; 263 on instruments
- Last flight review: June 4, 2024
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 132 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, September 21, 2023; 64 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,320 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Cont Motor O-200A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 2J8 Pierson FL at 3:34 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 23, 4,301 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,100 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.08 inHg
- Observation at 11:50 am from KDED
Weather report (METAR): METAR KDED 121550Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM SCT031 SCT035 SCT045 32/23 A3008 RMK AO2 T03200232=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
8 documents, released by the NTSB on December 6, 2024. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Pilot Additional Statement | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 3 | Weather Reports and Records | PDF, 3 pages | View Download |
| 4 | NTSB Memorandum for Record - 5-MINUTE AWOS Observations and Accident Time | PDF, 3 pages | View Download |
| 5 | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Automatic Dependent Surveillance A�� Broadcast (ADS-B) Tabular Data | spreadsheet | Download |
| 6 | Statement from Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic with Inspection Authorization | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 7 | Investigative Photographs | PDF, 5 pages | View Download |
| 8 | Release of Aircraft Wreckage, NTSB Form 6120.15 | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ERA24LA345.