# NTSB GAA18CA315: Jim Green CCX, N18JG, Couer D'Alene, ID, May 28, 2018 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 28, 2018, 13:20 local (20:20 UTC) - Place: Couer D'Alene, ID - Coordinates: 47.774444, -116.819442 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7744&lon=-116.8194&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 18, 2019 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 97373 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA18CA315 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97373/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97373 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA315 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Jim Green CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=056362W), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Jim Green CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=056362W), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Jim Green CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=056362W), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Jim Green CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=056362W), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he lost directional control upon touchdown on the runway. The airplane ground looped to the left, and the leading edge of the right wing dipped and contacted the runway. The airplane then came to rest upright. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing rear spar and right aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system located at the airport reported that, 26 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 250° at 11 knots, gusting to 17 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 24. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the tail-wheeled equipped airplane reported that he lost directional control upon touchdown on runway 24. The airplane ground-looped to the left. The leading edge of the right wing dipped and contacted the runway. The airplane came to rest upright on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing rear spar and right aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system located at the accident airport reported 26 minutes after the accident that the wind was from 250° at 11 knots, gusting 17 knots. The pilot landed on runway 24. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N18JG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18JG), registered now, S/N CCX-2000-0003, built 2017 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: JIM GREEN CCX (2000) - Registry model: [Jim Green CCX-2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/jim-green-ccx-2000) (registry code 056362W) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Aerosport CC363I](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-cc363i) (registry code 01321, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: CCX-2000-0003 - Year built: 2017 - Airframe hours: 76.1 - Engines: AeroSport Power CC363i 187 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Unknown, December 4, 2017 - Departed: KAPE, Everett, WA - Destination: COE, Couer D'Alene, ID - Airport: COE, Coeur D'Alene - Pappy Boyingto, runway 24, 7,400 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Data recorder, Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 31, 2017; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 2,500 total, 46 in this make and model, 2,400 as pilot in command, 32 in the last 90 days, 19 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 11 knots, gusting 17 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg - Observed at: KCOE ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20180528006209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180528006209A), May 28, 2018: 2017 Jim Green CCX-2000, Coeur D'Alene, ID, Substantial damage. Upon landing at coe, pilot experienced a ground loop causing the right wingtip to contact with the ground. Right wing has damage associated with this impact. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 2, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97373. 933 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 850 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40467161&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photo (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 83 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40467162&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo-Master.PDF 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. 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