# Incident 19870331028409I: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1A, Palo Alto, CA, March 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1987, 08:00 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272H-1990-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lotero Manuel M PITTS SPECIAL SST (registry code 72202R6, https://openairdocs.org/model/lotero-manuel-m-pitts-special-sst) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,048 total, 340 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870331028409I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS STARTLED BY A BIRD ON ROLLOUT.  LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON GO AROUND, WING STRUCK A SIGN BEFORE ROTATION

## Other reports on N272H (2)

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

- [Incident 19880723039389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880723039389I), Jul 23, 1988: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N272H), Bullhead City, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing aircraft ground looped. Sustained minor damage.
- [Accident 19841223069329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841223069329A), Dec 23, 1984: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N272H), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Swerved to right on rollout, right tire sunk in soft shoulder, violently swerved right, propeller struck the mud.

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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