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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr PITTSSPECS1S · Westmister, CA · August 27, 2000

Date: August 27, 2000 · 18:50 local
Place: Westmister, CA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9PJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX00LA315
Reported as: Amtr PITTSSPECS1S

N9PJRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2004 · Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1SS/N 1-0037 · Built 1976 Airframe modelAerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Two a/c flying in formation collided in the air. A Cessna 172 rg was the lead a/c. a pitts S1-S was flying in trail. The pilot of the pitts S1-S was changing position with the lead a/c. the pilot of the pitts flew under the Cessna. As the pilot of the pitts was passing under the Cessna he looked up tp see where he was in relation to the Cessna. As he was clearing the Cessna he heard and felt something hit the airplane. The propeller of the Cessna took off approx. two feet of the vertical stabilizer and rudder of the pitts S1-S. Both a/c landed at fullerton (ful) airport with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TWO A/C FLYING IN FORMATION COLLIDED IN THE AIR. A CESSNA 172 RG WAS THE LEAD A/C. A PITTS S1-S WAS FLYING IN TRAIL. THE PILOT OF THE PITTS S1-S WAS CHANGING POSITION WITH THE LEAD A/C. THE PILOT OF THE PITTS FLEW UNDER THE CESSNA. AS THE PILOT OF THE PITTS WAS PASSING UNDER THE CESSNA HE LOOKED UP TP SEE WHERE HE WAS IN RELATION TO THE CESSNA. AS HE WAS CLEARING THE CESSNA HE HEARD AND FELT SOMETHING HIT THE AIRPLANE. THE PROPELLER OF THE CESSNA TOOK OFF APPROX. TWO FEET OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER OF THE PITTS S1-S. BOTH A/C LANDED AT FULLERTON (FUL) AIRPORT WITH NO INJURIES.

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 LAX00LA315Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWestminister, CAThe pilot of the Pitts misjudged the clearance while maneuvering under the Cessna.Aug 28, 2000 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N6225RCessna 172RGAccident 20000827028722A · Minor damage

Other reports on N9PJ · 1

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

Incident 19950915047579IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Scribner, NENarrative: pilot departed the north omaha airport on a flight to test an aircraft for the purpose of purchasing it. Some airwork was accomplished enroute to the Scribner, NE airport where one touch-and-go landing was accomplished followed by another takeoff.…Sep 15, 1995 · Reported as Child S1SPITTS · Minor damage