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FAA incident report · Amtr PITTSSPECS1S · Polson, MT · September 20, 2001

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Date
September 20, 2001 · 15:00 local
Place
Polson, MT
Airport
Polson Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N715L
Reported as
Amtr PITTSSPECS1S
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total60 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N715LRegistered now · Leech-Jerome PITTS SPECIAL S-1SS/N 5-71 · Built 1978Airframe modelLeech-Jerome PITTS SPECIAL S-1SEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated he ground looped his pitts 81S, N715L at the Polson, Montana airport at approximately 1500 MDT on 09/20/01. He stated he was landing with a slight tailwind and drifted to left of centerline. He over corrected and added power to straighten the aircraft; then applied heavy braking to stop the aircraft. Aircraft flipped over in grass next to the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE GROUND LOOPED HIS PITTS 81S, N715L AT THE POLSON, MONTANA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 MDT ON 09/20/01. HE STATED HE WAS LANDING WITH A SLIGHT TAILWIND AND DRIFTED TO LEFT OF CENTERLINE. HE OVER CORRECTED AND ADDED POWER TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT; THEN APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N715L · 1

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

Accident 19950712049329ALivermore, CA(-16) During landing at the lvk airport pilot lost control of aircraft and departed the runway striking several hay bales. [privacy data omitted] Grass between runways had been mowed and baled. [privacy data omitted]Jul 12, 1995 · Substantial damage