# Accident 19821209063449A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Half Moon Bay, CA, December 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1982, 07:40 local time
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
- Airport: Half Moon Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4406° N, 122.4091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4406&lon=-122.4091&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 PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 316 total, 2 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LVM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LVM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821209063449A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL ON CROSSWIND LANDING.  VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. GUSTS NOT FORECAST IN BRIEFING.

## 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 LAX83LVM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LVM05), Dec 9, 1982: Pitts S1C (N2363), 6 N.W. Half Moo, 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 19810203002759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810203002759A), Feb 3, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N2363), San Carlos, CA, Substantial damage. Right foot slipped off brake on landing roll. Left braking action veered airplane off runway.

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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