# Incident 19810922073409I: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, St Petersburg, FL, September 22, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1981, 13:20 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&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: 2,000 total, 150 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/19810922073409I

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLLOUT PILOT HAD NO BRAKING ACTION, GROUND LOOPED, BROKE LEFT LANDING GEAR. FOUND BRAKE LINE LEAKING.

## 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
- [Accident 19790212002859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212002859A), Feb 12, 1979: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N22JE), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot's first flght in this airplane. Overcontrolled on landing. Flipped over on it's back.

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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