Amateur-built CCK-2000 accident near Clarksburg, California, October 1, 2022
On October 1, 2022 at about 9:00 pm local time, a 2022 amateur-built CCK-2000, registered N699X, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Clarksburg, California (Borges Clarkburg 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
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusting quartering tailwind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 1, 2022 · about 9:00 pm local time · cases in 2022
- Place
- Clarksburg, California · Borges Clarkburg Airport · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built CCK-2000, built 2022
- Registration
- N699X · registry record · serial CCK-2000-0087
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot in the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, while landing with a quartering tailwind, a strong gust of wind was encountered that “weathervaned” the airplane. The airplane veered to the right and the right wing subsequently collided with a post on the edge of the runway. The right wing and fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 9 with wind from 230° at 8 knots gusting to 15 knots.
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
- Other weather encounter during landing (landing roll)
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Gusts › Effect on operation
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,820 hours in all; 22 in this make and model; 13 in the last 90 days; 1,820 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: August 14, 2021
- Medical certificate: BasicMed (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
Other crew
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 36,500 hours in all; 0 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days; 36,400 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: April 11, 2021
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rear
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 10 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, September 1, 2022; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,000 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming CC363I-YIO-36 (piston); 10 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: VCB Vacaville CA at 7:45 pm
- Destination: CN13 Clarksburg CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 2,200 ft by 80 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 8 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 29.78 inHg
- Observation at 1:53 pm from KSAC, 4 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KSAC 012053Z 21007KT 10SM CLR 27/13 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP083 T02720128 56012
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 2 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
Photo 1 – Accident site, damage to the right wing.
Photo 2 – Accident site, damage to the right wing and fuselage.The 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
2 documents, released by the NTSB on January 11, 2023. 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, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Photo Array-(courtesy of the Pilot) | PDF, 2 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N699X on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Lycoming CC363I-YIO-36 220 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Borges - Clarksburg Airport · nearest airport
- Nut Tree Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,080 since 1982 · 1,094 in the last ten years
- California 28,279 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/WPR23LA008.json.
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