# Accident 20210707012739A: Scott Mills CCX-2000, Independence, OR, July 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2021, 09:20 local time
- Place: Independence, OR
- Airport: Independence State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8672° N, 123.1982° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8672&lon=-123.1982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N536SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N536SJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scott Mills CCX-2000 (registry code 05638PG, https://openairdocs.org/model/scott-mills-ccx-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming CC363I (registry code 41465, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-cc363i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCOTT MILLS CCX-2000
- Reported engine: LYCOMING CC363I
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 774 total, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210707012739A

## Narrative

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

NOTIFIED BY CALL WITH ROC AND NTSB OF POTENTIAL ACCIDENT IN INDEPENDENCE OR ON 7/7/21. MADE SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO AIRPORT AND KNOWN RESIDENT (FAA INSPECTOR). N536SJ, A CARBON CUB WAS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING AN EVENT DURING LANDING.

I CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO TOLD ME THAT N536SJ EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP DURING LANDING AT INDEPENDENCE, OR (7S5) ON 7/7/21. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM KVUO ? 7S5. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO WAS ACTING AS THE PIC HAD MADE THE CONTACT WITH THE NTSB VIA VOICEMAIL/EMAIL WHICH GENERATED THE CONTACT BY ROC TO RESEARCH IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT.

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE DAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS, CLEAR SKIES, AND CALM WINDS. THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL, TOUCHDOWN AT APPROX. 50 FT AIRCRAFT STARTED DRIFTING LEFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT THE DRIFT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DRIFT LEFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THE AIRCRAFT IS KNOWN TO REQUIRE POWER DURING LANDING TO ENSURE FULL RUDDER AUTHORITY. ON THIS LANDING HE DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL TOUCHDOWN THAT THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER APPLIED.

ALL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE DRIFT FAILED, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE R/H WING, AND R/H STABILIZER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DAMAGE WAS CLASSIFIED AS SUBSTANTIAL.

BOTH PEOPLE ON BOARD WERE PILOTS. BOTH HAVE TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENTS. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD APPROX. 130 HOURS IN MAKE/MODEL, THE PILOT HAD NONE.

## 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 WPR21LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA274), Jul 7, 2021: Scott Mills CCX-2000 (N536SJ), Independence, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runaway excursion and subsequent 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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