# Accident 20000526039449A: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN, Pittsfield, ME, May 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2000, 10:35 local time
- Place: Pittsfield, ME
- Airport: Pittsfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7685° N, 69.3744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PITTSFIELD MUNI (2B7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7685&lon=-69.3744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8872, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8872-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAVXX DH82AROBRTSN
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000526039449A

## Narrative

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

(4) ON MAY 26, 2000, ABOUT 1035 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A DE HAVILLAND DH-82A "TIGER MOTH," N8872, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE PITTSFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PITTSFIELD, MAINE. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.                                                          ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY IN A GRASS AREA PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 19.  DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE PROCEEDED OVER A "SOFT SPOT," NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.                         THE WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT LOCATED 23 MILES TO THE EAST AT 1053, WERE 260 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.                                                  (-23) UPON ROLL OUT IN THE GRASS, AIRCRAFT SANK IN SOFT SPOT AND SLOWLY ROLLED OVER ON ITS BACK. ONE PAX. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND RUDDER SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 NYC00LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA143), May 26, 2000: de Havilland DH-82A (N8872), Pittsfield, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was the soft terrain.

## Other reports on N8872 (2)

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

- [Accident 20110723014859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110723014859A), Jul 23, 2011: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (N8872), Rockland, ME, Substantial damage. Pilot statement: hot day approach to landing, aircraft settled very quickly and drifted off runway. Landing gear caught grass on side of runway, aircraft…
- [Accident 19790728025989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728025989A), Jul 28, 1979: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN (N8872), Pittsfield, ME, Substantial damage. Ran out of gas sightseeing. Flipped over on emer. Lndg. Failed to visually ck fuel prior to departure.

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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