# Incident 19820702048809I: Child S2APITTS, Rock Springs, WY, July 2, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Sweetwater Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5947° N, 109.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5947&lon=-109.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31517, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31517-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts S-2A (registry code 7220401, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2APITTS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 18 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820702048809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT GROUND LOOPED ON ROLL OUT. PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND WHILE LANDING.

## Other reports on N31517 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980517009629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517009629A), May 17, 1998: Child S2APITTS (N31517), Benton, KS, Substantial damage. Acft was on test flight following maintenance, acft took off and turned right, witness stated may exp engine failure (.4)the pilot reported that he had…

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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