# Accident 19900617020729A: Child S1SPITTS, Albuquerque, NM, June 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Coronado Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1497° N, 106.5798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1497&lon=-106.5798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93DB-2005-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buchanan Donald W PITTS S1S (registry code 72206AV, https://openairdocs.org/model/buchanan-donald-w-pitts-s1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900617020729A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND GUST CAUGHT AIRCRAFT AT TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. TAIL WHEEL LOCK LOST A BOLT.

## 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 DEN90LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA138), Jun 17, 1990: Buchanan S1-S (N93DB), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS AND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE FAILURE OF THE TAILWHEEL…

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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