# Accident 19900825035949A: Child S1SPITTS, Boynton Beach, FL, August 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1990, 09:50 local time
- Place: Boynton Beach, FL
- Airport: Willis Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1606° N, 80.2609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1606&lon=-80.2609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10PP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10PP-1991-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fox PITTS SPECIAL (registry code 7220264, https://openairdocs.org/model/fox-pitts-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 89 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900825035949A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WHEEL SANK IN SOFT RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE GEAR AND CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON LANDING.

## 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 MIA90LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA174), Aug 25, 1990: Pitts S1-S (N10PP), Palm City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO INITIATE A GO AROUND IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND THE AIRPLANE LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT SOD AND NOSED OVER.

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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