# Accident 19970619018299A: Child S1SPITTS, Greenwood, MS, June 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1997, 10:40 local time
- Place: Greenwood, MS
- Airport: Greenwood Leflore
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5108° N, 90.1896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5108&lon=-90.1896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7211R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7211R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spencer Joe P PITTS SPECIAL (registry code 05604VS, https://openairdocs.org/model/spencer-joe-p-pitts-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970619018299A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 MIA97LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA187), Jun 19, 1997: Spencer Pitts S-1S (N7211R), Greenwood, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of directional control during the landing rollout for undetermined reason(s), resulting in the airplane veering to the right and subsequently nosing over.

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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