# Accident 20190602005589A: Dale Berkbigler CCX-2000, Gunnison, CO, June 2, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2019, 09:00 local time
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5458° N, 106.9253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5458&lon=-106.9253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dale Berkbigler CCX-2000 (registry code 05637Y6, https://openairdocs.org/model/dale-berkbigler-ccx-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerosport CC363I (registry code 01321, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-cc363i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DALE BERKBIGLER CCX-2000
- Reported engine: AEROSPORT CC363I
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 198 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190602005589A

## Narrative

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

ON THE MORNING OF 06/02/2019 THIS AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT AN UN-IMPROVED PRIVATE AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUNNISON, CO AIRPORT. UPON LANDING, DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER RIGHT.  DUE TO SOME ROCKS ON THE RIGHT OF THE AIRSTRIP THE SOLE OCCUPANT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ / PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND GROUND LOOPED THIS AIRCRAFT AT A SLOW SPEED. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING, LEFT WING STRUT AND RUDDER.

## 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 GAA19CA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA302), Jun 2, 2019: Dale Berkbigler CCX-2000 (N60DB), Gunnison, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a noseover.

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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