# Accident 20200228002039A: Hangar C-403 LLC CCX-2000, Sonoma, CA, February 28, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2020, 12:45 local time
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2200° N, 122.4500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2200&lon=-122.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3XC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3XC-2021-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hangar C-403 CCX-2000 (registry code 056374V, https://openairdocs.org/model/hangar-c-403-ccx-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerosport CC363I (registry code 01321, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-cc363i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HANGAR C-403 LLC CCX-2000
- Reported engine: AEROSPORT CC363I
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 86 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200228002039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK AT THE SONOMA VALLEY AIRPORT. PILOT WAS SIMULATING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS. DURING THE LAST LANDING ATTEMPT, PILOT APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING TO THE RIGHT AND ENTERING HIGH GRASS AREA. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE DITCH. LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, PROP STRIKE, FIREWALL AND ENGINE  MOUNT DAMAGE, LEFT AILERON AND LEFT WING TIP DAMAGE. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, PILOT COMPLETED 1.4 FLT HRS, 10 LANDINGS AT KDVO AND 4 LANDINGS AT K0Q3.

## 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 WPR20CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA103), Feb 28, 2020: CubCrafters FX-3 (N3XC), Sonoma/Schellville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent activation of the left brake during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control, a runway excursion, and collision with a ditch.

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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