# Accident 19991212044309A: Aviat PITTSS2B, Shamokin, PA, December 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Shamokin, PA
- Airport: Northumberland County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7810° N, 76.5496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7810&lon=-76.5496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260XX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260XX-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210006, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-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: AVIAT PITTSS2B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991212044309A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC00LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA053), Dec 12, 1999: Christen Industries Pitts S-2B (N260XX), Shamokin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.

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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