# Incident 19930825038329I: Child S2BPITTS, Denver, CO, August 25, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1993, 07:45 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N846, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N846) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210308, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 903 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930825038329I

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPLIED HEAVY BRAKES TO AVOID ANOTHER TAXIING AIRCRAFT. NOSE DROPPED AND PROPELLER STRUCK TAXIWAY.

## Other reports on N846 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930527019999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930527019999I), May 27, 1993: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N846), Aurora, CO, Minor damage. Unable to land at destination due to weather. Fuel exhaustion trying to fly to clear weather airport.

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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