# Accident 19890827031929A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Mount Pleasant, MI, August 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1989, 18:45 local time
- Place: Mount Pleasant, MI
- Airport: Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5894° N, 84.7694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5894&lon=-84.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787PA-1995-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bradley J Max PITTS SPECIAL S 1D (registry code 7221234, https://openairdocs.org/model/bradley-j-max-pitts-special-s-1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 419 total, 40 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827031929A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL SPRING BROKE ON LANDING. CAUSED A BAD SHIMMY. LOST CONTROL VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DITCH BANK.

## 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 CHI89DEM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEM07), Aug 27, 1989: Bradley S-1D (N787PA), Mt Pleasant, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TAIL WHEEL SPRING BECOMING DISCONNECTED RESULTING IN THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

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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