# Accident 19940320015789A: Child S2BPITTS, Albion, NY, March 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Albion, NY
- Airport: Pine Hill Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1394° N, 77.5504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1394&lon=-77.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60827, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60827) (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
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 29 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940320015789A

## Narrative

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

LANDING NARROW RUNWAY BETWEEN SNOWBANKS. RIGHT MAIN OFF RIGHT EDGE INTO SOFT TERRAIN. PITTS 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 NYC94LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA070), Mar 20, 1994: Aviat Pitts S-2B (N60827), Albion, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, and the subsequent collision with soft terrain and nose over. Factors related to the accident were: the snowbanks on either side of…

## Other reports on N60827 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930806032459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930806032459I), Aug 6, 1993: Child S2BPITTS (N60827), Rochester, NY. Right brake failed on landing rollout. Veered off runway.

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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