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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Merit CCX-2000 · Casper, WY · July 4, 2019

Date
July 4, 2019 · 15:00 local
Place
Casper, WY
Airport
Natrona County International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N941DM
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA394
Reported as
Merit CCX-2000
Reported engine
Aerosport CC363I
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total40 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed aircraft tail was down aircraft went hard right pilot added left rudder, aircraft right wing came up, left wing struck runway, left landing gear collapsed, both front and rear spar left wing bent.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED AIRCRAFT TAIL WAS DOWN AIRCRAFT WENT HARD RIGHT PILOT ADDED LEFT RUDDER, AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING CAME UP, LEFT WING STRUCK RUNWAY, LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, BOTH FRONT AND REAR SPAR LEFT WING BENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.