# Accident 20180731018469A: Herzog Aviation LLC CCX-2000, Bend, OR, July 31, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2018, 13:20 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0944° N, 121.2003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0944&lon=-121.2003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Herzog CCX-2000 (registry code 05637LW, https://openairdocs.org/model/herzog-ccx-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerosport CC363I (registry code 01321, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-cc363i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HERZOG AVIATION LLC CCX-2000
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,044 total, 4 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA459) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180731018469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2018, A HERZOG AVIATION LLC CCX-2000, REGISTERED AS N116PM, SERIAL NUMBER CCX-2000-0025, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT  BEND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KBDN) IN BEND, OREGON.  THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO HERZOG AVIATION LLC, LOCATED AT 1450 NW PUTNAM RD, BEND, OR 97703.

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING SOLO FROM TO KEN JERNSTEDT AIRFIELD (4S2) IN HOOD RIVER, OREGON TO KBDN.  HE EXPLAINED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 16 AND DURING THE ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND MADE CONTACT WITH A GRAVEL APPRON LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.  HE APPLIED RUDDER CORRECTION AND BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY BUT IN THE PROCESS THE LEFT STRUT COLLAPSED.

PILOT REMEMBERES ACCOMPLISHING A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY, BUT COULDN'T RECALL HIS EXACT TOUCHDOWN POINT OR WHAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA459), Jul 31, 2018: Herzog CCX-2000 (N116PM), Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and the subsequent collapse of the left main landing gear when he attempted to steer…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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