# Accident 20240304001249A: Utah County Sheriff CCX-2000, Spanish Fork, UT, March 4, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2024, 12:35 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1450° N, 111.6677° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1450&lon=-111.6677&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505UC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505UC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Utah County Sheriff CCX-2000 (registry code 05640IA, https://openairdocs.org/model/utah-county-sheriff-ccx-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming CC363I (registry code 41465, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-cc363i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UTAH COUNTY SHERIFF CCX-2000
- Reported engine: LYCOMING CC363I
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total, 28 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240304001249A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT SPK, WHILE MAKING THE SECOND LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND APPLIED BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT SWUNG QUICKLY TO THE RIGHT AND THE TAIL SWUNG TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL DUG INTO THE MUD AND COLLAPSED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING AND ELEVATOR IMPACTED THE GROUND. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ELEVATOR, THE LEFT WING TIP, THE LEFT AILERON. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR24LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA101), Mar 4, 2024: Utah County Sheriff CCX-2000 (N505UC), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain 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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