# Accident 19790212002859A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, St Petersburg, FL, February 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1979, 17:35 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7651° N, 82.6269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBERT WHITTED (SPG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7651&lon=-82.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22JE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22JE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Erickson PITTS SPECIAL S-1 (registry code 7220726, https://openairdocs.org/model/erickson-pitts-special-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 496 total, 0 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212002859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT'S FIRST FLGHT IN THIS AIRPLANE. OVERCONTROLLED ON LANDING. FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79DLD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD38), Feb 12, 1979: Pitts S-1 (N22JE), St Petersburg, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N22JE (2)

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

- [Accident 19860823041829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860823041829A), Aug 23, 1986: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N22JE), Garland, TX, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel starvation. The pickup tube had deteriorated causing the filter and screen to be fouled
- [Incident 19810922073409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810922073409I), Sep 22, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N22JE), St Petersburg, FL, Minor damage. During rollout pilot had no braking action, ground looped, broke left landing gear. Found brake line leaking.

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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