# NTSB WPR24LA101: Utah County Sheriff CCX-2000, N505UC, Spanish Fork, UT, March 4, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 4, 2024, 12:35 local (19:35 UTC) - Place: Spanish Fork, UT · KSPK - Coordinates: 40.145028, -111.66769 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1450&lon=-111.6677&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: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 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): 193879 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA101 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193879/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193879 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA101 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, 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: [Utah County Sheriff CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05640IA), [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: [Utah County Sheriff CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05640IA), [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: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Utah County Sheriff CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05640IA), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll, the airplane veered left and he corrected with rudder. The airplane then veered to the right, ground looped and exited the right side of the runway. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing and elevator struck the surface. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left elevator. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N505UC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505UC), registered now, S/N CCX-2000-0130, built 2021 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: UTAH COUNTY SHERIFF CCX-2000 - Registry model: [Utah County Sheriff CCX-2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/utah-county-sheriff-ccx-2000) (registry code 05640IA) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming CC363I](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-cc363i) (registry code 41465, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: CCX-2000-0130 - Year built: 2021 - Airframe hours: 200.5 - Engines: Cub Crafters CC363i 186 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Public aircraft - local, Public use - Operator: Utah County Sheriff - Registered owner: Utah County Sheriff - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, October 6, 2023 - Airport: SPK, Spanish Fork Muni/Woodhouse Fld, runway 12, 6,500 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 6, 2023; seat: front; flight hours: 309 total, 29 in this make and model, 224 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days - Pilot-rated passenger; age 69; injuries: minor; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; seat: rear ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken - Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Observed at: KPVU, 5 nm away - METAR: KPVU 041956Z 16007KT 10SM BKN100 02/M03 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP167 T00171033 ## 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 20240304001249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240304001249A), Mar 4, 2024: Utah County Sheriff CCX-2000, Spanish Fork, UT, Substantial damage. The pilot was performing touch and goes at spk, while making the second landing the aircraft began to drift to the left. The pilot corrected with right rudder… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 29, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193879. 2.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16876151&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=PIlot%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 527 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16909622&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-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. 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