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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Child S1SPITTS · Zephyrhills, FL · March 11, 1998

Date: March 11, 1998 · 10:30 local
Place: Zephyrhills, FL
Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N99PF
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98LA099
Reported as: Child S1SPITTS
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360B4A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 240 total14 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N99PFRegistered now · Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1SS/N 1-0006 Airframe modelAerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control taking off in crosswind. Swerved. Hit brakes. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL TAKING OFF IN CROSSWIND. SWERVED. HIT BRAKES. NOSED OVER.

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 MIA98LA099Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportZephyrhills, FLthe pilot's improper use of flight controls (ailerons) during a touch-and-go landing with a crosswind, resulting in a loss of directional control and subsequent nose over of the airplane. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of total…Mar 11, 1998 · Substantial damage