# Incident 19990528017309I: Child S2BPITTS, Sterling, CO, May 28, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1999, 09:00 local time
- Place: Sterling, CO
- Airport: Crosson Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6205° N, 103.1926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6205&lon=-103.1926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5351N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5351N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210006, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2BPITTS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 165 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990528017309I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING AT STERLING, COLORADO THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED AGAIN TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING CAME UP. THE PILOT CORRECTED AGAIN WITH AILERONS AND RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND THE GEAR GOT CAUGHT IN THE MUD. THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON IT'S NOSE DAMAGING THE PROPELLER. MINOR DAMAGE REPORTED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WING AND AILERON (FABRIC TORN, NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE). THE WINDS REPORTED PRIOR TO LANDING WERE 240 AT 2 KNOTS. PILOT REPORTS THAT THE WINDS WERE 10 TO 15 KNOTS CROSS WINDS. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED VERBALLY THAT HE SHOULD RECEIVE MORE FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS ON NORMAL AND CROSS WIND TAKEOFFS, LANDING, AND GO-AROUND PROCEDURES IN A TAIL WHEEL TYPE AIRCRAFT. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN.

## Other reports on N5351N (3)

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

- [Accident 19970718047509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970718047509A), Jul 18, 1997: Aviat PITTSS2B (N5351N), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. (-16)[privacy data omitted]
- [Incident 19960519010829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960519010829I), May 19, 1996: Child S2BPITTS (N5351N), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: after doing a touch & go landing at apa the wind started to gust & the pilot decided to make the next landing a full stop. The pilot landed on…
- [Incident 19871117080889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871117080889I), Nov 17, 1987: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N5351N), Plano, TX, Minor damage. Engine quit en route to airport. Forced landing in a wet plowed field. Mud on wheels caused aircraft to flip over.

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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