# NTSB GAA19CA029: Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000, N468LM, Dahlonga, GA, October 18, 2018 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 18, 2018, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Dahlonga, GA - Coordinates: 34.583057, -84.019996 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5831&lon=-84.0200&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 26, 2019 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 98523 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA029 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98523/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=98523 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA029 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control. Also causal to the accident was the pilot’s failure to retract the flaps during the aborted landing, which resulted in the airplane’s failure to climb and a subsequent collision with trees. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05637Q4), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05637Q4), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md?model=05637Q4), [All aircraft, 933 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=05637Q4), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=05637Q4), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) - [Wing structure: trailing edge flaps](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01035753): Aircraft › Aircraft structures · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01035753/cases.md?model=05637Q4), [All aircraft, 33 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01035753/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=05637Q4), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05637Q4), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05637Q4), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=05637Q4), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=05637Q4), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing, the airplane bounced and then veered right. The airplane exited the right side of the runway, and he applied full throttle to abort the landing. He recalled that the airplane did not climb above the obstacles "because I failed to reposition the flaps on go around." The airplane collided with trees and stopped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during landing, the airplane bounced and then veered right. The airplane exited the right side of the runway and he applied full throttle to abort the landing. He recalled that the airplane did not climb above the obstacles, "because I failed to reposition the flaps on go around." The airplane collided with trees and stopped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N468LM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N468LM), registered now, S/N CCX-2000-0030, built 2018 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CAPITAL HOLDINGS 226 LLC CCX-2000 - Registry model: [Capital Holdings 226 CCX-2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/capital-holdings-226-ccx-2000) (registry code 05637Q4) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Aerosport CC363I](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-cc363i) (registry code 01321, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: CCX-2000-0030 - Year built: 2018 - Airframe hours: 80 - Engines: Superior CC363i 186 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Capital Holdings 226 LLC - Registered owner: Capital Holdings 226 LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: 9A0, Dahlonga, GA - Destination: 9A0, Dahlonga, GA - Airport: 9A0, Lumpkin County-Wimpys, runway 15, 3,090 × 50 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, Onboard weather, Handheld GPS, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 23, 2019; seat: front; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 7,260 total, 80 in this make and model, 7,000 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.35 inHg - Observed at: KDZJ, 16 nm away ## 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 20181018020259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181018020259A), Oct 18, 2018: Capital Holdings 226 LLC CCX-2000, Dahlonega, GA, Substantial damage. On October 18, 2018, at approximately 1600 local, a cubcrafters experimental amatuer built aircraft N468LM, attempted to land on runway 33 at Lumpkin… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 25, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=98523. 4.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40473590&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photo (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 568 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40473591&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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