# Incident 19810328019709I: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Livermore, CA, March 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1981, 13:53 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6934° N, 121.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIVERMORE MUNI (LVK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6934&lon=-121.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83811, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83811-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morgan PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 7221159, https://openairdocs.org/model/morgan-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 5 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/19810328019709I

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLLOUT LANDING GEAR BUNGEE SHOCK CORDS BROKE. GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N83811 (2)

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

- [Incident 19990318018569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990318018569I), Mar 18, 1999: Amtr PITTSSPECS1C (N83811), Porterville, CA, Minor damage. (-5)Has had trouble with the engine idling rough at low power settings once the engine was warmed up. Had made 3 prior attempts to land at a higher power…
- [Incident 19901005048269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901005048269I), Oct 5, 1990: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N83811), Porterville, CA, Minor damage. Engine failed in traffic pattern. Landed on runway and ground looped. Right gear collapsed.

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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