# Accident 20241027016999A: Rocky Mountain Stol LLC CCK-2000, Ogallala, NE, October 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2024, 11:06 local time
- Place: Ogallala, NE
- Airport: Searle Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1178° N, 101.7816° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1178&lon=-101.7816&mi=10
- Aircraft: N257ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N257ST-2024-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rocky Mountain Stol CCK-2000 (registry code 056394N, https://openairdocs.org/model/rocky-mountain-stol-cck-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming YIO-360 EXP (registry code 41710, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-360-exp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKY MOUNTAIN STOL LLC CCK-2000
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241027016999A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ROTATION THE PILOT LOST ELEVATOR CONTROL OF THE PLANE CAUSING IT TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY. THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PLANE SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY CATCHING FIRE. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED ONE OF THE TWO ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE UPPER ELEVATOR HORN ATTACHMENT POINT. THE SECOND ELAVATOR CABLE WAS ATTACHED TO THE LOWER HORN ATTACHMENT POINT WITH A BOLT BUT NO WASHER, CASTLE NUT OR COTTER PIN.

## 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 CEN25LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA029), Oct 27, 2024: Cub Crafters Carbon CUB (N257ST), Ogallala, NE, destroyed. Probable cause: The improper installation of the elevator control cable hardware, which resulted in the separation of the elevator control cable and a loss of pitch control in flight.

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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