# Accident 19920628021989A: Child S1SPITTS, Hornell, NY, June 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1992, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hornell, NY
- Airport: Hornell Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3208° N, 77.6594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3208&lon=-77.6594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8025, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8025) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 0110301, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 299 total, 19 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920628021989A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. LOST CONTROL. ADDED POWER FOR GO AROUND TOO LATE AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 NYC92LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA131), Jun 28, 1992: Pitts S1S (N8025), Hornell, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MISJUDGED LANDING BY THE PILOT AND HIS SUBSEQUENT IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL.

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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