# Accident 19980125000549A: Child S1PITTS, Prescott, AZ, January 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1998, 09:55 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6194° N, 112.4209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6194&lon=-112.4209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kulp-Pitts Special 1966 (registry code 72202EY, https://openairdocs.org/model/kulp-pitts-special-1966) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1PITTS
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,280 total, 12 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980125000549A

## Narrative

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

(.4)ON JANARY 25, 1998, AT 0955 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME A PITTS S1, N28K, GROUND LOOPED DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT THE PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PRESCOTT AT 0930 FOR A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND INCLUDED CALM WIND CONDITIONS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A SHORT APPROACH AND A LONG LANDING ON RUNWAY 21L TO MINIMIZE THE TAXI DISTANCE.  AS HE WAS APPROACHING THE TURN OFF TO THE TAXIWAY, THE NOSE STARTED TO DRIFT RIGHT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TURN OFF.  HE SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE DRIFT WITH LEFT RUDDER, WITH NO EFFECT.  HE STATED THAT THE SLOW TURN INCREASED IN RATE AND HE APPLIED LEFT BRAKE, BUT TO NO AVAIL.  THE AIRPLANE TILTED LEFT AND THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND.  A REVIEW OF THE PILOT'S FLIGHT TIME AS SHOWN IN HIS REPORT NOTED THAT HE HAD APPROXIMATLEY 11.5 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRPLANE.  THE SPECIAL SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN BY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT REPORTED CALM WIND CONDITIONS.                                                          (-23) PILOT GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING AT PRC.

## 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 LAX98LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA077), Jan 25, 1998: Pitts S1 (N28K), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft.

## Other reports on N28K (1)

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

- [Incident 19980419017489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980419017489I), Apr 19, 1998: N28K, Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. Construction of rudder pedals causes opposite brake to be applied during full rudder input. Homebuilt aircraft.

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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