# Accident 19951013044749A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Erwinna, PA, October 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1995, 14:45 local time
- Place: Erwinna, PA
- Airport: Vansant Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4898° N, 75.0807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4898&lon=-75.0807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N792, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N792-1999-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Teague PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 7220605, https://openairdocs.org/model/teague-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 35 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951013044749A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOST OIL PRESSURE. BLOCKED BY TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY. LANDED ROUGH AREA OF RUNWAY, BOUNCED, LANDED UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 NYC96LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA007), Oct 13, 1995: Teague Pitts S-1S (N792), Erwinna, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged flare and improper bounced landing recovery. Factors were the pilot's lack of recent experience and a false oil pressure gauge indication.

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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