# Accident 19941005033359A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Plant City, FL, October 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1994, 09:30 local time
- Place: Plant City, FL
- Airport: Plant City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9809° N, 82.1007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9809&lon=-82.1007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2997G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2997G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts SPECIAL (registry code 72202KL, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-320 series (registry code 41500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 46 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941005033359A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN CROSSWIND RAN OFF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER IN SOFT TERRAIN.

## 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 MIA95LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA003), Oct 5, 1994: Pitts S1C (N2997G), Plant City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT RUNNING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSING OVER IN SOFT TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N2997G (1)

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

- [Accident 20110820020639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110820020639A), Aug 20, 2011: Pitts SPECIAL (N2997G), Bessemer, AL, Substantial damage. On August 20, 2010 at approximately 1030 hrs local a Pitts Special aircraft landed on runway 05 at Bessemer, AL (keky). On rollout from landing the aircraft…

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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