# Accident 20020415020199A: Amtr S1C, Gainesville, FL, April 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2002, 19:30 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6900° N, 82.2719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6900&lon=-82.2719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91GD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91GD-2002-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Glenn E JR PITTS SIC (registry code 722111Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-glenn-e-jr-pitts-sic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR S1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020415020199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 IN GAINESVILLE, FL THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ADDED POWER FOR A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMB TO ABOUT 50 FEET AND VEERED 100 FEET TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT STALLED AND SPUN TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE NOSE AND RIGHT WING IN NEARLY A VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND ROTATED 180 ON THE VERTICAL AXIS AND IMPACTED THE TAIL WHEEL IN THE VERTICAL ATTITUDE. IT THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND ROTATED 180 DEGREES AND LANDED ON THE NOSE AGAIN IN THE VERTICAL MODE AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT WING AND NOSE WHILE REMAINING THE VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

## 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 ATL02LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA085), Apr 15, 2002: Pitts S1C (N91GD), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the ground during an attempted go-around.

## Other reports on N91GD (1)

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

- [Incident 19920404012909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920404012909I), Apr 4, 1992: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N91GD), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft started to swerve on rollout. Pilot applied heavy braking. Aircraft nosed up.

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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