# Accident 19930705029029A: Emair MA1, Greenfield, CA, July 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1993, 11:00 local time
- Place: Greenfield, CA
- Airport: Metz Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2599° N, 121.3707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2599&lon=-121.3707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81999, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayers PITTS SPECIAL MA-1 (registry code 7220512, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayers-pitts-special-ma-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMAIR MA1
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 909 total, 97 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930705029029A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING VEERED OFF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX93LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA305), Jul 5, 1993: Ayres Pitts MA-1 (N81999), Greenfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll and subsequent application of excessive braking that resulted in the airplane nosing 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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