# Accident 20000401042759A: Aviat PITTSS2A, Shelbyville, IL, April 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, IL
- Airport: Shelby County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3994° N, 88.8002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3994&lon=-88.8002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT PITTSS2A
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 906 total, 64 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000401042759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 1ST, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 CDT, A PITTS S1-A, N224V, BEING OPERATED BY MR. JIMMY STEWART, WAS ON A PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT (2H0) SHELBYVILLE, IL, ON THE AIRPORTS GRASS RUNWAYS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, WITH WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT LESS THAN 5 KTS. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14, WHICH IS 2101 FEET LONG BY 200 FEET WIDE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 40 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IN ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE CROSSING RUNWAY 4/22. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SOUTHEAST INTO A WHEAT FIELD FOR ABOUT 400 FEET VEERING TOWARD RUNWAY 14, WHERE IT STRUCK A GOLF-CART, ABOUT 5 FEET LEFT OF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 14, AND A AIRPORT VOLUNTEER WHO WAS SPRAYING WEEDS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY 14 APPROXIMATELY 430 FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN ON TOP OF THE GOLF CART. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH BOTTOM WINGS, LEFT SIDE OF TOP WING, PROPELLER, SPINNER, COWL, LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE DRIVER OF THE GOLF-CART RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT COLES COUNTY AIRPORT, MATTOON, ILLINOIS (MTO), ON APRIL 1, 2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:05 CDT.

## 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 CHI00LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA101), Apr 1, 2000: Aerotek Pitts S-2A (N224V), Shelbyville, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the proper touchdown point and proper alignment not attained by the pilot. Contributing factors were the unmarked golf cart, color, and lack of a radio. Additional factors were the runway maintenance…

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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