What happened
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(-23) privacy data omitted piloted N260XX, a pitts S-2B, on December 12, 1999, with one passenger on board. The a/c took off from Northumberland County Airport (N79) Shamokin, Pennsylvania on December 12, 1999, at 1500 local for a sightseeing local flight. privacy data omitted Was the pilot flying with one passenger on board. The a/c landed on runway 26 at (N79) Northumberland County Airport. During the roll out at approx. 30 knots, the a/c started to move towards the right of the runway. The pilot applied left rudder and then left brake in an effort to stop the movement. The aircraft's right wheel left the runway and was in the mud. Then the a/c left the runway and went down an embankment. The left upper and lower wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot and passenger were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ PILOTED N260XX, A PITTS S-2B, ON DECEMBER 12, 1999, WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. THE A/C TOOK OFF FROM NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY AIRPORT (N79) SHAMOKIN, PENNSYLVANIA ON DECEMBER 12, 1999, AT 1500 LOCAL FOR A SIGHTSEEING LOCAL FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS THE PILOT FLYING WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. THE A/C LANDED ON RUNWAY 26 AT (N79) NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY AIRPORT. DURING THE ROLL OUT AT APPROX. 30 KNOTS, THE A/C STARTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND THEN LEFT BRAKE IN AN EFFORT TO STOP THE MOVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WHEEL LEFT THE RUNWAY AND WAS IN THE MUD. THEN THE A/C LEFT THE RUNWAY AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE LEFT UPPER AND LOWER WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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