What happened
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The pilot of Cessna 152 aircraft N5088Q, landed on runway 22 at Easton airport (esn), Easton, Maryland. The flying pilot of N340PS (a pitts S-2B aircraft) attempted to land on runway 22 prior to Cessna 152 aircraft N5088Q clearing the runway. The pitts (N340PS) struck the left wing of the Cessna 152 (N5088Q), causing substantial damage to the aircraft (N5088Q). The pitts (N340PS) was also damaged. The flying pilot of the pitts (N340PS) did not have the training or endorsement required by FAR 61.31(I) to act as pilot in command of a tailwheel airplane. The non-flying pilot (wm. B. finagin) of the pitts (N340PS) met the authorization requirements of 61.31(I) to act as PIC, held a CFI certificate with ase rating, and had 4,000 hours in pitts S-2B'S. (.4)the commercially rated student pilot, who was training for a tailwheel endorsement and checkout in the aircraft, was occupying the rear seat of the pitts. The commercially rated pilot-in-command, a flight instructor, was occupying the forward seat of the pitts. After arriving in the pattern and conducting several touch-and-go landings on runway 22, the student pilot initiated another approach as he was passing slightly downwind of the abeam position. The instructor reported making a radio call announcing 'pitts turning base' and then, midway through the base turn, reported hearing a radio transmission from a Cessna aircraft in the pattern which was following the pitts. Both the student and instructor reported that on final approach, the pitts was flared for landing during which the aircraft collided with a Cessna 152 which had just landed and was preparing to clear the runway at the first taxiway. Both the student and instructor reported that they did not see the Cessna during their approach. The pilot of the Cessna following the pitts in the pattern reported hearing the Cessna 152 call base on the airport's UNICOM frequency, and described the conditions as clear and sunn y.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OF CESSNA 152 AIRCRAFT N5088Q, LANDED ON RUNWAY 22 AT EASTON AIRPORT (ESN), EASTON, MARYLAND. THE FLYING PILOT OF N340PS (A PITTS S-2B AIRCRAFT) ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22 PRIOR TO CESSNA 152 AIRCRAFT N5088Q CLEARING THE RUNWAY. THE PITTS (N340PS) STRUCK THE LEFT WING OF THE CESSNA 152 (N5088Q), CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT (N5088Q). THE PITTS (N340PS) WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE FLYING PILOT OF THE PITTS (N340PS) DID NOT HAVE THE TRAINING OR ENDORSEMENT REQUIRED BY FAR 61.31(I) TO ACT AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE. THE NON-FLYING PILOT (WM. B. FINAGIN) OF THE PITTS (N340PS) MET THE AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS OF 61.31(I) TO ACT AS PIC, HELD A CFI CERTIFICATE WITH ASE RATING, AND HAD 4,000 HOURS IN PITTS S-2B'S. (.4)THE COMMERCIALLY RATED STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS TRAINING FOR A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT AND CHECKOUT IN THE AIRCRAFT, WAS OCCUPYING THE REAR SEAT OF THE PITTS. THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WAS OCCUPYING THE FORWARD SEAT OF THE PITTS. AFTER ARRIVING IN THE PATTERN AND CONDUCTING SEVERAL TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 22, THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED ANOTHER APPROACH AS HE WAS PASSING SLIGHTLY DOWNWIND OF THE ABEAM POSITION. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED MAKING A RADIO CALL ANNOUNCING 'PITTS TURNING BASE' AND THEN, MIDWAY THROUGH THE BASE TURN, REPORTED HEARING A RADIO TRANSMISSION FROM A CESSNA AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN WHICH WAS FOLLOWING THE PITTS. BOTH THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PITTS WAS FLARED FOR LANDING DURING WHICH THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 152 WHICH HAD JUST LANDED AND WAS PREPARING TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY AT THE FIRST TAXIWAY. BOTH THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THEY DID NOT SEE THE CESSNA DURING THEIR APPROACH. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA FOLLOWING THE PITTS IN THE PATTERN REPORTED HEARING THE CESSNA 152 CALL BASE ON THE AIRPORT'S UNICOM FREQUENCY, AND DESCRIBED THE CONDITIONS AS CLEAR AND SUNN Y.
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