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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat PITTS S-2A · Hammonton, NJ · May 26, 2000

Date: May 26, 2000 · 09:00 local
Place: Hammonton, NJ
Airport: Hammonton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N16FJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC00LA145
Reported as: Aviat PITTSS2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,710 total37 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N16FJRegistration cancelled Dec 15, 2008 · Aerotek PITTS S-2AS/N 2210 Airframe modelAerotek PITTS S-2A

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What happened

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(-23) On may 26, 2000, at about 09:00 eastern daylight time, an Aviat pitts S-2A was substantially damaged while landing at the Hammonton Municipal Airport, Hammonton, NJ. The certificated private pilot and a passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed the cross keys airport, cross keys, NJ. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR, part 91. The airplane was landing on runway 21, a 3,600 ft. long, 75 foot wide, asphalt runway. According to the pilot, the airplane veered left during the landing roll and he attempted to apply right rudder to correct; however, the airplane departed the left side of the runway. The airplane's left wing contacted the ground and the airplane flipped over. The pilot stated he experienced no mechanical problems with the airplane. Winds reported at an airport about 17 miles south-southeast of the accident site, at 0854, were from 290 degrees at 13 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 26, 2000, AT ABOUT 09:00 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AVIAT PITTS S-2A WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE HAMMONTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HAMMONTON, NJ. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND A PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE CROSS KEYS AIRPORT, CROSS KEYS, NJ. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR, PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 21, A 3,600 FT. LONG, 75 FOOT WIDE, ASPHALT RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT ABOUT 17 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, AT 0854, WERE FROM 290 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC00LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHammonton, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.May 26, 2000 · Substantial damage