# Incident 19961109041089I: Child S2APITTS, Easton, MD, November 9, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Easton, MD
- Airport: Easton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7763° N, 76.0705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7763&lon=-76.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80049, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80049) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2APITTS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total, 455 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961109041089I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT WAS FLYING INTO EASTON AIRPORT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 22. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN TIRE STRUCK A NIGHT LIGHT AT THE U.S. 50 AND AIRPORT ROAD INTERSECTION. THE LIGHT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED AND THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MUST HAVE GOTTEN LOWER THAN EXPECTED AND CLIPPED THE LIGHT.

## Other reports on N80049 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890128009209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890128009209I), Jan 28, 1989: Child S2APITTS (N80049), Burlington, VT. Thought might have engine failure due to fuel leakage. Unable to contact ATC. Entered pattern and landed safely.

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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