# Accident 20221004017329A: Aaa Aircraft LLC CCX-2000, Hotsprings, MT, October 4, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2022, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hotsprings, MT
- Airport: Hotsprings Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6124° N, 114.6135° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6124&lon=-114.6135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N751AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N751AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aaa CCX-2000 (registry code 05640WY, https://openairdocs.org/model/aaa-ccx-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming CC363I (registry code 41465, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-cc363i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AAA AIRCRAFT LLC CCX-2000
- Reported engine: LYCOMING YIO-360 EXP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 32 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221004017329A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO THE HOTSPRINGS AIRPORT WITH THE INTENT TO MAKE A 3 WHEEL TOUCHDOWN, RESULTING IN A GROUNDLOOP AND EXCURSION OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR23LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA020), Oct 4, 2022: Cub Crafters FX-3 (N751AK), Hot Springs, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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