# Accident 20181021020479A: Leroux John F CCX-1865, Carson City, NV, October 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2018, 13:00 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1922° N, 119.7325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1922&lon=-119.7325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401WY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401WY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Leroux John F CCX-1865 (registry code 05634LF, https://openairdocs.org/model/leroux-john-f-ccx-1865) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerosport CC-340 (registry code 01320, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-cc-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEROUX JOHN F CCX-1865
- Reported engine: AEROSPORT CC-340
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 802 total, 45 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181021020479A

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT, AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND DAMAGING THE AFT SPAR AND AILERON.

NOTE:  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECOND IN A FORMATION LANDING ABOUT 50 FEET BEHIND THE LEAD AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA19CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA031), Oct 21, 2018: Leroux John F CCX-1865 (N401WY), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.

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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