# Accident 20020731027549A: Amtr PITTSS1D, Davenport, IA, July 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Davenport, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7167° N, 90.6750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7167&lon=-90.6750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29FJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29FJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jackovich Steven J PITTS S1D (registry code 7221233, https://openairdocs.org/model/jackovich-steven-j-pitts-s1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSS1D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020731027549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 31, AT 1100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, N29FJ, A PITTS S-1D EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY STEVEN JACKOVITCH, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS INVOLVED IN AN OFF-AIRPORT ACCIDENT. DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF AEROBATIC MANEUVERS, THE PILOT PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO A STEEP DEPARTURE STALL CONFIGURATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET AGL, AND JUST PRIOR TO STALLING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT RAPIDLY REDUCED POWER TO THE IDLE STOP SETTING. THE ENGINE QUIT AS THE AIRCRAFT SLIPPED BACKWARDS AND AN UNSUCCESSFUL AIRSTART WAS ATTEMPTED DURING STALL RECOVERY. AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE LOWER WING CONTACTED THE SOYBEANS, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER WITH THE PROP AND PROP SPINNER CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SOMERSAULTED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET BEFORE THE TAIL SECTION AND TOP RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER STRIKING THE LOWER LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE TAIL SECTION, LOWER LEFT WING, AND THE UPPER RIGHT WING. THE PROP, PROP SPINNER, ENGINE CRANKSHAFT, AND THE LANDING GEAR SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 8 GALLONS OF USEABLE FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANK.

## 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 CHI02LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA227), Jul 31, 2002: Jackovich Pitts S1D (N29FJ), Donahue, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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