# Accident 20200412001009A: Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA-300, Concord, CA, April 12, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2020, 14:30 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9536° N, 122.0539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9536&lon=-122.0539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111XW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111XW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 (registry code 70218DI, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,037 total, 23 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200412001009A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/12/2020 AT APPROX. 1430 PST N111XW WAS TAXIING OFF THE RUNWAY WHEN THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A PILOT INDUCED GROUND LOOP. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AS DID THE LEFT WING. HE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF AS A RESULT OF THE GROUND LOOP.

## 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 WPR20CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA174), Apr 12, 2020: Extra EA 300 (N111XW), Concord, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, 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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