# Accident 20190704009159A: Merit Aviation LLC CCX-2000, Casper, WY, July 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2019, 15:00 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8961° N, 106.4714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8961&lon=-106.4714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N941DM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MERIT AVIATION LLC CCX-2000
- Reported engine: AEROSPORT CC363I
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 40 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190704009159A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA394), Jul 4, 2019: Merit CCX-2000 (N941DM), Casper, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a tailwind, which resulted in a 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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