# NTSB WPR26LA088: Jordan Valley CCX-2000, N972WY, Alcova, WY, January 21, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: January 21, 2026, 14:50 local (21:50 UTC) - Place: Alcova, WY - Coordinates: 42.557167, -106.70833 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5572&lon=-106.7083&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 14, 2026 - 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): 202330 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA088 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202330/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202330 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA088 ## Probable cause The pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll resulting in a nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Jordan Valley CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=05637XP), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Jordan Valley CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000/cases.md?model=05637XP), [All aircraft, 137 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000/cases.md) - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Jordan Valley CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=05637XP), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Jordan Valley CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05637XP), [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: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Jordan Valley CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05637XP), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Jordan Valley CCX-2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=05637XP), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that he was attempting to land on an unimproved dirt strip. He encountered a slight tailwind when he crossed the runway threshold and while the airplane was fast he applied excessive braking. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the forward fuselage and right-wing strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N972WY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N972WY), registered now, S/N CCX-2000-0034, built 2018 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: JORDAN VALLEY LLC CCX-2000 - Registry model: [Jordan Valley CCX-2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/jordan-valley-ccx-2000) (registry code 05637XP) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Aerosport CC363I](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-cc363i) (registry code 01321, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: CCX-2000-0034 - Year built: 2018 - Airframe hours: 376.4 - Engines: AEROSPORT CC363I 187 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, September 10, 2025 - Departed: CPR, Casper, WY - Airport: NA, Pvt, runway 05/23, 772 × 100 ft, dirt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot, Stall warning system, Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, waiver time limited special; last flight review May 4, 2024; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 2,072 total, 240 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 10° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 12 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: CPR, 23 nm away - METAR: METAR KCPR 212153Z 01005KT 10SM CLR 01/M11 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00061111= ## 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 20260121000139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260121000139A), Jan 21, 2026: Jordan Valley LLC CCX-2000, Alcova, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control when landing on a unimproved country strip. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 14, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202330. 3.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 3.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19908268&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR26LA088%206120.1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 164 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19838137&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photographs%20WPR26LA088-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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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