# Accident 19980423015479A: Child S2BPITTS, Greenfield, CA, April 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Greenfield, CA
- Airport: Metz
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2599° N, 121.3709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2599&lon=-121.3709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6027V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6027V-2015-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts Aerobatics S-2B (registry code 7220450, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-aerobatics-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 AEIO540L1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980423015479A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY LANDING. STRUCK BRUSH AND GROUND LOOPED. (.4)ON APRIL 23, 1998, AT 1100 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PITTS S-2B, N6027V, STRUCK HIGH BRUSH AND GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING AT METZ FIELD, A PRIVATE DIRT STRIP LOCATED IN GREENFIELD, CALIFORNIA.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT/OWNER WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 100 DEGREES AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS, AND THAT HE WAS LANDING TO THE SOUTH.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE DIRT STRIP AND STRUCK HIGH BRUSH.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT WING CAUGHT ON THE BRUSH AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.  HE REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ABNORMALITITES NOTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT.  A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR FROM THE SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE REPORTED THAT THE DIRT STRIP IS APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 50 FEET WIDE.  HE FURTHER REPORTED THAT ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RUNWAY THERE IS BRUSH THAT IS APPROXIAMTELY 2 TO 4 FEET TALL.                                                                                            (-23) ON APRIL 23, 1998, AT APPROX. 1030 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PITTS S-2B, N6027V, STRUCK A HIGH BRUSH AND GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING AT METZ FIELD, A PRIVATE DIRT STRIP LOCATED EAST OF GREENFIELD, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT/OWNER WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH AT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 KNOTS, OFF THE LEFT NOSE OF HIS AIRCRAFT. HE WAS LANDING HIS AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE SOUTH. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE DIRT RUNWAY STRIP. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK HIGH BRUSH AND THEN GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX98LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA150), Apr 23, 1998: Pitts S-2B (N6027V), Greenfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A related factor was the proximity of high brush located on both sides of the runway.

## Other reports on N6027V (1)

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

- [Accident 20090508005869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090508005869A), May 8, 2009: Pitts S2B (N6027V), Weber Falls, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was providing flight instruction to a private pilot (student) in the area se of muskogee, OK area, the lessons being conducted were a series of…

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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