# Incident 19780128003859I: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Millville, NJ, January 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1978, 11:15 local time
- Place: Millville, NJ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4021° N, 75.0393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4021&lon=-75.0393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110R-1992-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Griffin PITTS S1-C (registry code 7221145, https://openairdocs.org/model/griffin-pitts-s1-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 723 total, 12 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128003859I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKEOFF RUN. STRUT FITTING HAD BEEN GROUND DOWN TOO MUCH DURING CONSTRUCTION.

## Other reports on N110R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790322011379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790322011379I), Mar 22, 1979: Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C (N110R), Millville, NJ, Minor damage. During roll out, left gear collapsed, after pilot lost directional control.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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