# Accident 19920506015649A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Saginaw, MI, May 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1992, 13:45 local time
- Place: Saginaw, MI
- Airport: Tri City International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5192° N, 84.1092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5192&lon=-84.1092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71309, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71309-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gillespie Dave PITTS S1C (registry code 722112B, https://openairdocs.org/model/gillespie-dave-pitts-s1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,844 total, 10 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920506015649A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT RUDDER CABLE BROKE ON FIRST LANDING,CONTINUED FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED LANDING. CHAFFED CABLE.

## 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 CHI92DEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEM02), May 6, 1992: Gillespie/Pitts S1C (N71309), Freeland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE RUDDER CONTROL CABLE AND UNAVAILABILITY OF RUDDER TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE DURING ITS LANDING PROCESS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND…

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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