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FAA accident report · Aviat PITTS S-2B · Hawthorne, CA · February 2, 2002

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Date
February 2, 2002 · 11:19 local
Place
Hawthorne, CA
Airport
Hawthorne Municipal Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N300PS
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX02LA074
Reported as
Aviat PITTSS2B
N300PSRegistration cancelled Jun 11, 2003 · Aviat PITTS S-2BS/N 5340 · Built 1996Airframe modelAviat PITTS S-2BEngine modelLycoming AEIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On February 2, 2002, at approximately 11:19 pacific standard time, an Aviat pitts S2B sustained substantial damage to the left lower wing tip after a loss of directional control and subsequent impact with a runway light. The wing tip fabric was torn in an irregular manner exposing the forward and aft wing spar. The first and second outboard wooden wing ribs were shattered. The wooden aft wing spar was split at the outboard tip, exhibiting an irregular fracture surface. The front wing spar was not damaged. The flight instructor on board was conducting an aircraft check-out with a renter pilot at the time of the accident. He stated that shortly after touchdown, the airplane began diverging to the right of the runway centerline. The instructor applied full left rudder, but the airplane continued to diverge to the right, resulting in the impact with the runway light. Upon inspection of the airplane, it was noted that the right main gear bungee door had opened. When moving the airplane, the right main gear was considerably weaker (less supportive) than the left.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 2, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:19 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN AVIAT PITTS S2B SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LOWER WING TIP AFTER A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE WING TIP FABRIC WAS TORN IN AN IRREGULAR MANNER EXPOSING THE FORWARD AND AFT WING SPAR. THE FIRST AND SECOND OUTBOARD WOODEN WING RIBS WERE SHATTERED. THE WOODEN AFT WING SPAR WAS SPLIT AT THE OUTBOARD TIP, EXHIBITING AN IRREGULAR FRACTURE SURFACE. THE FRONT WING SPAR WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD WAS CONDUCTING AN AIRCRAFT CHECK-OUT WITH A RENTER PILOT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN DIVERGING TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DIVERGE TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN THE IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY LIGHT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BUNGEE DOOR HAD OPENED. WHEN MOVING THE AIRPLANE, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS CONSIDERABLY WEAKER (LESS SUPPORTIVE) THAN THE LEFT.

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 LAX02LA074Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHawthorne, CAFailure of the student to maintain directional control of the airplane on the landing rollout and failure of the CFI to adequately supervise the flight. A contributing factor was the decreased tension of the right main landing gear shock cord/bungee.Feb 2, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N300PS · 1

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

Accident 20030201001829ALong Beach, CA(-23) On February 01, 2003, at approximately 1051 PST, a pitts model number S-2B, N300PS, nosed over during the take off portion of a touch-and-go at Long Beach Daugherty field (lgb), Long Beach, California. The pitts was operating under the provisions of 14…Feb 1, 2003 · Destroyed