C K Ing Adventure LLC CCX-2000 accident near Okeechobee, Florida, February 23, 2025
On February 23, 2025 at about 8:15 pm local time, a 2021 C K Ing Adventure LLC CCX-2000, registered N63CK, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Okeechobee, Florida (Okeechobee County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
A separation of the left main landing gear during landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 23, 2025 · about 8:15 pm local time
- Place
- Okeechobee, Florida · Okeechobee County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- C K Ing Adventure LLC CCX-2000, built 2021
- Registration
- N63CK · registry record · serial CCX-2000-0120
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane stated he was intentionally landing on the grass beside the paved runway. During landing, the left main landing gear collapsed and folded under the fuselage. The underside of the fuselage and left wing were substantially damaged during the accident sequence. Postaccident examination of the landing gear revealed that the left main landing gear tube structure displayed fracture features consistent with corrosion-induced stress cracking near where the tube connected to the fuselage.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing gear collapse during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Abnormal runway contact during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Main landing gear attach sec › Fatigue/wear/corrosion
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,873 hours in all; 57 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days; 4,873 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: February 8, 2025
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 129 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 1, 2024
- Maximum gross weight: 2,000 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming CC363I (piston); 186 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 05, 5,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.08 inHg
- Observation at 3:15 pm from OBE
Weather report (METAR): KOBE 232015Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM BKN050 BKN070 26/13 A3008 RMK AO2
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 6 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
Photograph 1 – Left gear collapsed, folded under fuselage
Photograph 2 – Main wreckage, right wing view
Photograph 3 – Front of aircraft and firewall damage
Photograph 4 – Main wreckage, left wing view, gear collapsed
Photograph 5 – Left main landing gear tube
Photograph 6 – Left landing gear tubeThe NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
4 documents, released by the NTSB on May 9, 2025. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Memorandum for Record A�� Telephone Interview, Pilot | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Memorandum for the Record - Extract from FAA Mco Inspector Holland Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 4 | Investigation Photographs | PDF, 7 pages · our copy | View Download |
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