# NTSB WPR24LA176: Oklahoma Fat Tire Flyers CCX-2000, N58QT, Pinedale, WY, May 30, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 30, 2024, 11:03 local (17:03 UTC) - Place: Pinedale, WY - Coordinates: 42.797389, -109.81102 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7974&lon=-109.8110&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: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 194394 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA176 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194394/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194394 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA176 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in aground 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: [Oklahoma Fat Tire Flyers CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05639Z7), [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: [Oklahoma Fat Tire Flyers CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05639Z7), [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: [Oklahoma Fat Tire Flyers CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05639Z7), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that upon landing, the aircraft “immediately darted to the left” and ground looped. The right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing and elevator impacted the ground, resulting in substantial damage to both. The pilot indicated that he may have inadvertently applied pressure to the left toe brake during touchdown. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N58QT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58QT), registered now, S/N CCX-2000-0115, built 2021 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: OKLAHOMA FAT TIRE FLYERS LLC CCX-2000 - Registry model: [Oklahoma Fat Tire Flyers CCX-2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/oklahoma-fat-tire-flyers-ccx-2000) (registry code 05639Z7) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming CC363I](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-cc363i) (registry code 41465, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: CCX-2000-0115 - Year built: 2021 - Airframe hours: 209.4 - Engines: Lycoming CC363i 186 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Point2point LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 5, 2023 - Departed: LAR, Laramie, WY - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: PNA, Ralph Wenz Field Airport, runway Runway 29, 8,900 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Data recorder, Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 6, 2022; seat: front; restraint: none; flight hours: 1,015 total, 36 in this make and model, 831 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 9 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 245° at 6 knots, gusting 10 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft broken - Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 30.21 inHg - Observed at: KPNA - METAR: KPNA 301655Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM BKN055 10/M05 A3021 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 20240530008299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240530008299A), May 30, 2024: Oklahoma Fat Tire Flyers LLC CCX-2000, Pinedale, WY, Minor damage. Pilot was wearing his hiking boots and didn't know heis foot was up high the brake pedal. He thought he was adding rudder and pushed on the brake causing the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 25, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194394. 2.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17297810&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20Flattened_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17348403&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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