# Accident 19970927047249A: Aviat PITTSS1S, Hammondsport, NY, September 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: Hammondsport, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4008° N, 77.2195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4008&lon=-77.2195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4241Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4241Z-1998-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jackman Don PITTS S-1S (registry code 7221225, https://openairdocs.org/model/jackman-don-pitts-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT PITTSS1S
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970927047249A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT APPARENTLY ALLOWED AIRSPEED TO DETERIORATE ON SHORT FINAL AND AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD-TAILWHEEL FIRST, COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOSED OVER COMING TO A STOP INVERTED.

## 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 NYC97LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA188), Sep 27, 1997: Jackman Pitts S-1S (N4241Z), Hammondsport, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare.

## Other reports on N4241Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19911019047049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911019047049A), Oct 19, 1991: Child S1SPITTS (N4241Z), Ramseur, NC, Substantial damage. Making low pass for a photo shot struck powerlines off end of runway. Had forgotten the powerline was there.

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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