# Accident 20020511010709A: Amtr PITTSS1C, Borrego Springs, CA, May 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2002, 12:30 local time
- Place: Borrego Springs, CA
- Airport: Borrego Valley Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2589° N, 116.3211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2589&lon=-116.3211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1PH-2005-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ham PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 7221123, https://openairdocs.org/model/ham-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSS1C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020511010709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ROLL AT BORREGO SPRINGS AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTROLLABLE VEER TO THE LEFT, THEN THE AIRPLANE NOSE GEAR DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE INTO THE SOFT DIRT. THE PILOT STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIRPLANE SYSTEMS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR WITH CALM WINDS.

## 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 LAX02LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA156), May 11, 2002: Ham Pitts S-1C (N1PH), Borrego Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during landing rollout resulting in a ground loop/swerve and a nose over. The soft terrain was a factor.

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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