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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Child S1SPITTS · Greenwood, MS · June 19, 1997

Date: June 19, 1997 · 10:40 local
Place: Greenwood, MS
Airport: Greenwood Leflore
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7211R
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA187
Reported as: Child S1SPITTS
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total10 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N7211RRegistered now · Spencer Joe P PITTS SPECIALS/N 001 · Built 1997 Airframe modelSpencer Joe P PITTS SPECIAL Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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Lost control landing. Hit brakes to recover. Nosed over. Low time in tail draggers. Some runway surface cracks. (-23) during landing at approximately 40-50 KTS the aircraft sharply turned to the right and flipped over onto its back. Winds from south 2-4 KTS. Pilot not injured. Inspection of aircraft showed no mechanical defects. Inspection of runway 27 (gwo) non radio runway revealed six steel hose clamps laying on runway. Also runway 27 has a groove in center of runway. Reported to airport manager and FAA airways facilities office in jackson, MS.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL LANDING. HIT BRAKES TO RECOVER. NOSED OVER. LOW TIME IN TAIL DRAGGERS. SOME RUNWAY SURFACE CRACKS. (-23) DURING LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-50 KTS THE AIRCRAFT SHARPLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. WINDS FROM SOUTH 2-4 KTS. PILOT NOT INJURED. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT SHOWED NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS. INSPECTION OF RUNWAY 27 (GWO) NON RADIO RUNWAY REVEALED SIX STEEL HOSE CLAMPS LAYING ON RUNWAY. ALSO RUNWAY 27 HAS A GROOVE IN CENTER OF RUNWAY. REPORTED TO AIRPORT MANAGER AND FAA AIRWAYS FACILITIES OFFICE IN JACKSON, MS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA97LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreenwood, MSloss of directional control during the landing rollout for undetermined reason(s), resulting in the airplane veering to the right and subsequently nosing over.Jun 19, 1997 · Substantial damage