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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aviat PITTS S-2B · Bridgeport, CT · May 2, 2001

Date: May 2, 2001 · 10:30 local
Place: Bridgeport, CT
Airport: Igor I Sikorsky Memorial
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8ZT
Reported as: Aviat PITTSS2B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total500 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N8ZTRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2025 · Aviat PITTS S-2BS/N 5293 · Built 1993 Airframe modelAviat PITTS S-2B Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23)The pilot stated that he was flying N8ZT from the front seat(where the visibility is more limited than the back seat) and touched down on the left wheel first. The left brake engaged and the airplane started to ground loop. There was a scratch on the left wheel and the brake caliper was jammed and broken, which prevented the wheel from turning. The brake had to be disassembled on the runway to tow the airplane to the ramp.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING N8ZT FROM THE FRONT SEAT(WHERE THE VISIBILITY IS MORE LIMITED THAN THE BACK SEAT) AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT WHEEL FIRST. THE LEFT BRAKE ENGAGED AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO GROUND LOOP. THERE WAS A SCRATCH ON THE LEFT WHEEL AND THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS JAMMED AND BROKEN, WHICH PREVENTED THE WHEEL FROM TURNING. THE BRAKE HAD TO BE DISASSEMBLED ON THE RUNWAY TO TOW THE AIRPLANE TO THE RAMP.

Other reports on N8ZT · 2

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

Accident 20250130000669ALanding: Approach · Vero Beach, FLOn 1/30/2025, at approximately 10:31 am (EST), the accident aircraft was inbound to vrb airport. The pilot was cleared for a straight in 7 mile approach to runway 12. At approximately 10:33 am the pilot contacted ATC, and stated, "I got a problem" and "I…Jan 30, 2025 · Destroyed Accident 20101029051321ATaxi · Hilton Head Isl, SCOn October 29, 2010 at 14:15 hours local the pilot of N8ZT was given instruction by the air traffic control tower to taxi to runway 03. VMC conditions prevailed and taxi surface was dry. N8ZT is a conventional gear aircraft and was observed at least once…Oct 29, 2010 · Substantial damage