# NTSB GAA19CA302: Dale Berkbigler CCX-2000, N60DB, Gunnison, CO, June 2, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 2, 2019, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Gunnison, CO - Coordinates: 38.545833, -106.925277 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5458&lon=-106.9253&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 13, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 99528 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA302 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99528/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99528 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA302 ## Probable cause The pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a noseover. ## 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: [Dale Berkbigler CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05637Y6), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Dale Berkbigler CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=05637Y6), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Dale Berkbigler CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?model=05637Y6), [All aircraft, 297 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Dale Berkbigler CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05637Y6), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Dale Berkbigler CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05637Y6), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he performed a wheel landing on the dirt surface airstrip. During the landing roll, he attempted to avoid several large rocks that were in the airplane's path by applying right rudder and right brake. The airplane veered right, and he applied too much brake pressure, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing lift struts and the rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he performed a wheel landing on the dirt surface airstrip. During the landing roll, he attempted to avoid several large rocks that were in the airplane's path, by applying right rudder and right brake. The airplane veered to the right and he applied too much brake pressure, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing lift struts, and the rudder. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N60DB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60DB), registered now, S/N CCX-2000-0032, built 2018 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DALE BERKBIGLER CCX-2000 - Registry model: [Dale Berkbigler CCX-2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/dale-berkbigler-ccx-2000) (registry code 05637Y6) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Aerosport CC363I](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-cc363i) (registry code 01321, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: CCX-2000-0032 - Year built: 2018 - Airframe hours: 69 - Engines: Aerosport Power CC363 186 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, October 19, 2018 - Departed: RCV, Del Norte, CO - Destination: PVT, Gunnison, CO - Airport: PVT, Quarter Circle Circle Airstrip, runway 05, 2,080 × 30 ft, dirt - Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, waiver time limited special; last flight review April 28, 2019; seat: front; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,359 total, 22 in this make and model, 1,240 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.18 inHg - Observed at: KGUC, 1 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 20190602005589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190602005589A), Jun 2, 2019: Dale Berkbigler CCX-2000, Gunnison, CO, Substantial damage. On the morning of 06/02/2019 this aircraft was landing at an un-improved private airstrip approximately 45 miles southeast of Gunnison, CO airport. Upon… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 5, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99528. 4.5 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40475526&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photo (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 845 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40475527&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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