# Accident 19960913028361A: Amtr PITTSSPECS1S, Reno, NV, September 13, 1996 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 13, 1996, 09:15 local time - Place: Reno, NV - Airport: Reno/Stead Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.7096° N, 119.8204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7096&lon=-119.8204&mi=10 - Aircraft: N15HR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15HR-2003-11-04) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Ross PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 7220653, https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSSPECS1S - Reported engine: LYC AEIO360* - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA336) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960913028361A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF WHEN IT WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY N230MP THAT JUST LANDED. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1996, AT 0915 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, TWO PITTS S-1S AIRCRAFT, N230MP AND N15HR, COLLIDED AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AT THE RENO-STEAD AIRPORT, RENO, NEVADA. BOTH AIRPLANES SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NEITHER PILOT WAS INJURED. THE AIRPLANES WERE PARTICIPATING IN THE RENO AIR RACES AND HAD COMPLETED A BIPLANE CLASS HEAT RACE UNDER A WAIVER APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. (.4) THE TWO PITTS S-1S AIRCRAFT COLLIDED AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 26. THE AIRPLANES WERE PARTICIPATING IN THE RENO AIR RACES AND HAD COMPLETED A BIPLANE CLASS HEAT RACE UNDER A WAIVER APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. THE PILOT OF N230MP INDICATED THAT HE OBSERVED N15HR ABOUT 0.25 MILES AHEAD OF HIS POSITION WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. HE SAID N15HR TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND HE PLANNED TO TOUCH DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE PILOT THEN INDICATED HE LOST SIGHT OF N15HR WHILE HIS AIRPLANE WAS FLOATING DURING THE LANDING FLARE. A FEW SECONDS AFTER A THREE POINT TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT SAW N15HR ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE COLLISION. THE PILOT OF N15HR INDICATED AFTER THE LANDING ROLL SHE TURNED LEFT WHILE TAXIING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AND WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND. THE PILOT ALSO INDICATED BEFORE SHE TURNED SHE CLEARED LEFT AND DID NOT SEE ANY OTHER AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY. PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR THE AIR RACE PROVIDED FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS LANDING OF TWO BIPLANES ON THE SAME RUNWAY TO FACILITATE THE SHOW. ## Other aircraft in the event - N230MP, Amtr PITTSS1: [Accident 19960913028362A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960913028362A) ## 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 LAX96LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA336), Sep 13, 1996: Pitts S-1S (N15HR), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of N230MP inadequate visual lookout while landing on a runway occupied by another known aircraft. A factor in the accident was the procedure to allow simultaneous landings by aircraft on… ## Other reports on N15HR (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19830116000899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830116000899A), Jan 16, 1983: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N15HR), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing and aircraft flipped inverted. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.