# Accident 19991011043169A: Pitts S2B, Salina, KS, October 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1999, 11:10 local time
- Place: Salina, KS
- Airport: Salina Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6706° N, 121.6095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6706&lon=-121.6095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts Aerobatics S-2B (registry code 7220450, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-aerobatics-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S2B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991011043169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DAT^WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDING IN N50AL, A PITTS S-2B AIRCRAFT, AT SALINAS AIRPORT, SALINAS, CA. WHEN ON THE THIRD PRACTICE LANDING THE A/C BOUNCED AND A GROUND LOOPED OCCURRED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE A/C'S UPPER AND LOWER LEADING EDGE WING SURFACES, MAIN LANDING GEAR, AS WELL AS THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND. NO INJURY TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT. ^PRIVACY DAT^IS TAKING ADDITIONAL LESSONS IN THIS A/C TYPE CONFIGURATION.

## 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 LAX00LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA007), Oct 11, 1999: Pitts S2B (N50AL), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the effects of torque and P-factor during a go-around from a bounced landing, which led to a loss of control and the inadvertent dragging of a wing.

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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