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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amtrpt Pittsspecial · Tracy, CA · May 24, 1981

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Date
May 24, 1981 · 14:10 local
Place
Tracy, CA
Airport
New Jerusalem
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21JV
Reported as
Amtrpt Pittsspecial
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total100 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
N21JVRegistered now · Way PITTS S-1S/N 137 · Built 1977Airframe modelWay PITTS S-1Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Strong gust of wind pushed airplane sideways on taxi turn around at start of runway. Side load collapsed gear.

As the FAA filed it

STRONG GUST OF WIND PUSHED AIRPLANE SIDEWAYS ON TAXI TURN AROUND AT START OF RUNWAY. SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED GEAR.

Other reports on N21JV · 1

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

Accident 19810907056069ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tracy, CALost directional control on landing roll, no mechanical malfunctions.Sep 7, 1981 · Reported as Amtrpt Pittsspecial · Substantial damage