# Accident 19920805029049A: Child S1SPITTS, Galion, OH, August 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1992, 08:30 local time
- Place: Galion, OH
- Airport: Galion Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7303° N, 82.7906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7303&lon=-82.7906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88UM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88UM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 0110301, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360-B4A (registry code 41876, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-b4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360B4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,633 total, 42 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920805029049A

## Narrative

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

OVER CONTROLLED CORRECTIONS TO RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. LOST CONTROL 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 NYC92LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA143), Aug 5, 1992: Pitts S-1S (N88UM), Galion, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING AND THE SUBSEQUENT 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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