# Incident 19880814045199I: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, San Jose, CA, August 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1988, 11:15 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview Of Santa Clara C
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3329° N, 121.8198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY (RHV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3329&lon=-121.8198&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 PITTSSPECS1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 70 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814045199I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN DIRT. REPORTED BRAKE LOCKED.

## Other reports on N2363 (2)

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

- [Accident 19821209063449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821209063449A), Dec 9, 1982: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N2363), Half Moon Bay, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control on crosswind landing. Veered off runway and nosed over. Gusts not forecast in briefing.
- [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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