# Accident 19971123044329A: Child S2BPITTS, Ft Lauderdale, FL, November 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1897° N, 80.1008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1897&lon=-80.1008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N317JK-2002-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210006, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,195 total, 54 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971123044329A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. REPORT NO BRAKE. VEERED LEFT. QUARTERING TAILWIND FACTOR. GEAR OVERLOAD. (-23) AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 500 FT AFTER TOUCHDOWN BEFORE BRAKES WER APPLIED. WHEN INITIATING BRAKE PRESSURE, THE RIGHT BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT DUE TO LEFT BRAKE OPERATION AND LEFT RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 ATL98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA022), Nov 23, 1997: Christen Industries S-2B (N317JK), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The undetermined malfunction of the right brake and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout. A factor was the quartering tailwind.

## Other reports on N317JK (2)

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

- [Incident 19960413013539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960413013539I), Apr 13, 1996: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S (N317JK), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Narrative: the pilot reported he was on final for rwy 08 fxe at 1100 ft. engine would not develop power. Pilot made a precautionary landing on prospect street.…
- [Incident 19960124002119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960124002119I), Jan 24, 1996: Child S2BPITTS (N317JK), Coral Springs, FL. Narrative: while instructing student for aerobatics flight in S-2B, pilot reports engine "sputtered" and stopped operating. The pilot Ms. Dagmar kress managed…

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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