# Accident 19810203002759A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, San Carlos, CA, February 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5119° N, 122.2495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN CARLOS (SQL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5119&lon=-122.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2363, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2363) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ross/Pitts S1 (registry code 05625MB, https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-pitts-s1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 598 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810203002759A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF BRAKE ON LANDING ROLL. LEFT BRAKING ACTION VEERED AIRPLANE OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX81DVM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVM10), Feb 3, 1981: Pitts S-1 (N2363), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2363 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880814045199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814045199I), Aug 14, 1988: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N2363), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing. Veered off runway and nosed over in dirt. Reported brake locked.
- [Accident 19821209063449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821209063449A), Dec 9, 1982: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N2363), Half Moon Bay, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control on crosswind landing. Veered off runway and nosed over. Gusts not forecast in briefing.

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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