Dale Berkbigler CCX-2000 N60DB

Summary

On 2 June 2019 at about 15:30 local time, a Dale Berkbigler CCX-2000 registered N60DB was involved in an accident near Gunnison, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 June 2019 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Gunnison, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Quarter Circle Circle Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

38.5458, -106.9253

Aircraft

Dale Berkbigler CCX-2000

Registration

N60DB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2018

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Del Norte → Gunnison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA302

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a noseover.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he performed a wheel landing on the dirt surface airstrip. During the landing roll, he attempted to avoid several large rocks that were in the airplane's path by applying right rudder and right brake. The airplane veered right, and he applied too much brake pressure, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing lift struts and the rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.