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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Child S1SPITTS · Fort Collins, CO · April 11, 1986

Date: April 11, 1986 · 11:45 local
Place: Fort Collins, CO
Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Arp
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N14RN
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN86LA114
Reported as: Child S1SPITTS
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360B4A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 941 total4 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N14RNRegistration cancelled Sep 1, 1988 · Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1SS/N 10057 Airframe modelAerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S

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What happened

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

Accelerated during downhill downwind landing rollout. Applied brakes and nosed over on runway.

As the FAA filed it

ACCELERATED DURING DOWNHILL DOWNWIND LANDING ROLLOUT. APPLIED BRAKES AND NOSED OVER ON RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN86LA114Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLoveland, COAccording to the plt, the acft encountered a tailwind during the landing roll. The plt said the acft nosed over onto its back when he applied brakes. The plt had indicated his total flt experience in this tail wheel acft to be aprx 4 hrs.Apr 11, 1986 · Substantial damage