Oklahoma Fat Tire Flyers LLC CCX-2000 accident near Pinedale, Wyoming, May 30, 2024
On May 30, 2024 at about 5:03 pm local time, a 2021 Oklahoma Fat Tire Flyers LLC CCX-2000, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N58QT, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Pinedale, Wyoming (Ralph Wenz Field 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, which resulted in aground loop.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 30, 2024 · about 5:03 pm local time
- Place
- Pinedale, Wyoming · Ralph Wenz Field Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Oklahoma Fat Tire Flyers LLC CCX-2000, built 2021, amateur-built
- Registration
- N58QT · registry record · serial CCX-2000-0115
- 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 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.
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
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,015 hours in all; 36 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days; 831 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: October 6, 2022
- Medical certificate: BasicMed (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: rear
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 209.4 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 5, 2023
- Maximum gross weight: 2,000 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming CC363i (piston); 197 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LAR Laramie WY at 2:34 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway Runw, 8,900 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 245° at 6 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 5,500 ft; clear
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 23°F (-5°C)
- Altimeter: 30.21 inHg
- Observation at 10:55 am from KPNA
Weather report (METAR): KPNA 301655Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM BKN055 10/M05 A3021 RMK AO2
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on July 25, 2024. 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, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Photo Array | PDF, 3 pages | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
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