# Accident 20211104018899A: Santa Fe Aircraft LLC CCX-2300, Taos, NM, November 4, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2021, 12:00 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Airport: Taos Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4517° N, 105.6731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4517&lon=-105.6731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24PK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Santa Fe CCX-2300 (registry code 05639GF, https://openairdocs.org/model/santa-fe-ccx-2300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390 series (registry code 41678, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SANTA FE AIRCRAFT LLC CCX-2300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,252 total, 120 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211104018899A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 4, 2021, AT 1200 MDT, A CCX-2300 CARBON CUB, N24PK, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD THE RIGHT WING IMPACT THE GROUND DURING LANDING ROLLOUT IN A GROUND LOOP EVENT AT TAOS REGIONAL AIRPORT IN VMC. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.  THE TYPE OF OPERATION FOR THIS FLIGHT WAS PERSONAL, ORIGINATING AT SANTA FE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 1000 THE SAME DAY. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS FLIGHT.

INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.  DURING THE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND AS 240 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS DURING HIS LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 AT TAOS REGIONAL AIRPORT.  THE PILOT ADMITTED THAT AFTER THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN IN MILD WIND CONDITIONS, THAT HE GOT COMPLACENT AND ALLOWED HIS ATTENTION TO BE DIVIDED BY LOOKING FOR THE FLAP LEVER WHILE STILL IN THE LANDING ROLLOUT.  IT IS THE IIC?S OPINION THAT HIS COMPLACENCY WAS THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED CONCERNING COMPLACENCY AFTER LANDING TOUCHDOWN AND MAINTAINING AIRCRAFT CONTROL ALL THE WAY TO ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN PARKING.  DETAILS OF THIS COUNSELING CAN BE FOUND IN SAFETY ASSURANCE SYSTEM TASK T-SW01-FY22-0123.

## 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 WPR22LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA027), Nov 4, 2021: Santa Fe CCX-2300 (N24PK), Taos, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop and impact with the ground.

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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