# Accident 19960913028362A: Amtr PITTSS1, 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, second 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
- Aircraft: N230MP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N230MP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Penketh Mike PITTS S1 (registry code 72207B8, https://openairdocs.org/model/penketh-mike-pitts-s1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSS1
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 120 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960913028362A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK AIRCRAFT N15HR FROM BEHIND WHILE LANDING. (.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

- N15HR, Amtr PITTSSPECS1S: [Accident 19960913028361A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960913028361A)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; 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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