Probable cause
The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
NTSB analysis
The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, after touchdown he applied the brakes and the tail very abruptly "whipped around" 180°. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing tip struck the runway surface, resulting in substantial damage to the wing spar. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR20CA174 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Apr 12, 2020
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Concord, California
- Nearest airport
- Buchanan Field Airport (CCR)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Extra EA 300
- N-number
- N111XW
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1997
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.