# Accident 19980311006849A: Child S1SPITTS, Zephyrhills, FL, March 11, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2596° N, 82.1292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2596&lon=-82.1292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99PF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99PF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 0110301, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S1SPITTS
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 14 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980311006849A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA98LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA099), Mar 11, 1998: Pitts S1-S (N99PF), Zephyrhills, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

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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