# Accident 20001013039289A: Pitts S-1A, Mount Pocono, PA, October 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2000, 10:55 local time
- Place: Mount Pocono, PA
- Airport: Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1195° N, 75.3500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1195&lon=-75.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800AS-2003-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts S-1A (registry code 72201PH, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001013039289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT MADE A CROSS WIND LANDING; PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING ROLL OUT; ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF, LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED.

## 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 IAD01LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA003), Oct 13, 2000: Pitts S-1A (N800AS), Mount Pocono, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. A factor was the crosswind.

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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