# NTSB WPR23LA005: Cubcrafters CCX-2000, N917HB, Reno, NV, October 1, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: October 1, 2022, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Reno, NV
- Coordinates: 39.668177, -119.87644
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 106048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR23LA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106048/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA005

## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

## 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: [2021fx3 CCX-2000, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05640H9), [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: [2021fx3 CCX-2000, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05640H9), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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: [2021fx3 CCX-2000, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05640H9), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, after performing a 3-point landing, the left wing lifted. He applied corrective aileron and rudder control inputs, but the airplane ground looped to the right, sustaining substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N917HB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N917HB), registered now, S/N CCX-2000-0127 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cubcrafters CCX-2000 (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [2021fx3 CCX-2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/2021fx3-ccx-2000) (registry code 05640H9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: CCX-2000-0127
- Year built: 2021
- Airframe hours: 54.8
- Engines: Lycoming CC363i (YIO-360-EXP12) 186 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, September 6, 2022, 38.8 hours before
- Departed: KRDM, Redmond, OR
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: RTS, Reno/Stead, runway 8, 7,608 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Airframe parachute, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight 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 45; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; last flight review April 10, 2022; seat: front; flight hours: 501 total, 23 in this make and model, 447 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours
- Pilot-rated passenger; age 39; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; last flight review November 14, 2021; seat: rear; restraint: none; flight hours: 2,571 total, 19 in this make and model, 2,499 as pilot in command, 42 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 32 °F
- Altimeter: 30.07 inHg
- Observed at: KRTS
- METAR: KRTS 011915Z AUTO VRB03G10KT 10SM CLR 18/00 A3007 RMK AO2

## 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 20221001023039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221001023039A), Oct 1, 2022: 2021fx3 LLC CCX-2000, Reno, NV, Substantial damage. On October 1, 2022 at approximately 12:10 PDT, pilot was conducting a cross country trip with originating departure point of 4S2 ken jernstedt airfield,…

## Other investigations on N917HB (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 WPR22LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA079), Jan 13, 2022: 2021fx3 CCX-2000 (N917HB), Redmond, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 13, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106048. 3.0 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14950446&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR23LA005%20Pilot%20Report_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14878918&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array_Redacted-Rel.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. Compare the reported make and model.

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